- Date
- August 7, 1971
- Place
- Irwin, PA · IRWIN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N99162Erco 415C
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162883
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2944 71/8/7 IRWIN,PA ERCO 415C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 320 TIME - 1610 N99162 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INTER-CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IRWIN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF W HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK,INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED,SETTLED,HIT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99162
- Reported as
- Erco 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Inter-Co
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