- Date
- May 31, 1969
- Place
- Blossvale, NY · BLOSSVALE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3430HErcoupe 415-G
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171888
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2867 69/5/31 BLOSSVALE,NY ERCOUPE 415-G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 190 TIME - 1530 N3430H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKS GROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOSSVALE,NY BLOSSVALE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT IN THIS ACFT.PRIOR DUAL INSTRN,20MIN,GIVEN BY NONRATED FLT INSTRUCTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3430H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Becks Grove
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