- Date
- April 25, 1970
- Place
- Pope Valley, CA · POPE VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N99373Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128988
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1742 70/4/25 POPE VALLEY,CALIF ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 66 TOTAL TIME - 0530 N99373 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNNAMED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POPE VALLEY,CALIF SAN JOSE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED DRG T/O,NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED. RWY CLOSED,MARKED WITH XS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99373
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Unnamed
N99373Registered now · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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Other investigations on N99373 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX88LA151Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalo Alto, CADuring a local flight in the pattern, the engine experienced a loss of power and a forced landing was made short of the runway. Inspection of the engine revealed that water was in the fuel pump bowl and rust was present on the cylinders.NTSB OAK66F0010Accident · Minor injuriesClosedConcord, CA