- Date
- April 21, 1973
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N99922Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730421009109A
- Case key
- 170526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0997 73/4/21 OAKLAND,CALIF ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1730 N99922 PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION 48, 12665 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED REMARKS- BECAME AIRBORNE IN L BANK.UN CTL ACFT,PLT ABORTED.RUDDER CTLS FOUND REVERSED.1ST FLT SINCE ANNUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99922
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland Intl
N99922Registration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Ercoupe 415-DAirframe modelErcoupe 415-DEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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