NYC67F0174

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-CD · Lake Katrine, NY · July 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1966
Place
Lake Katrine, NY · LAKE KATRINE, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N94614Erco 415-CD
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122140

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2102  66/7/30    LAKE KATRINE NY     ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N94614              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSTON-ULSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN IN OPEN WITH PARTIALLY FILLED FUEL TANKS AND NOT OPERATED FOR EIGHT MONTHS.

Aircraft

Registration
N94614
Reported as
Erco 415-CD
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kingston-Ulster

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.