- Date
- May 29, 1966
- Place
- S.Luis Obispo, CA · S.LUIS OBISPO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3618HErcoupe 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171265
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1425 66/5/29 S.LUIS OBISPO CAL ERCOUPE 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 87 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N3618H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALIFORNIA VALLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3618H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- California Valley
N3618HRegistered now · Engineering & Research 415-DAirframe modelEngineering & Research 415-DEngine modelContinental C90 series
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