NYC76DNA25

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-C · Tauton, MA · January 10, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 10, 1976
Place
Tauton, MA · TAUTON, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N99494Erco 415-C
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760110000279A
Case key
151993

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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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3-0011  76/1/10    TAUTON,MA           ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 346
        TIME - 1530                    N99494              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAUTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAUTON,MA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT ACFT MAY HAVE CTCTD SNOW BANK ON RWY END BFR HARD LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N99494
Reported as
Erco 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tauton

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.