- Date
- October 10, 1970
- Place
- Ft Plain, NY · FT PLAIN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N99544Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158479
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3945 70/10/10 FT PLAIN,NY ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1158 TIME - 1700 N99544 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NELLIS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT PLAIN,NY JOHNSTOWN,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- ACFT NOT TIED DOWN,HAND PROPPING.ACFT TAXIED APRX 60FT,HIT HANGAR.SWITCHES CHECKED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99544
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nellis Field
N99544Registration cancelled May 27, 1977 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental C85 series
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