- Date
- May 28, 1975
- Place
- San Andreas, CA · SAN ANDREAS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N87263Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750528014289A
- Case key
- 132986
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1129 75/5/28 NR.SAN ANDREAS,CA ERCO 415-C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 140 TIME - 1157 N87263 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LODI,CA RETURN SAN ANDREAS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TREE 25FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87263
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N87263Registration cancelled Jul 18, 1975 · Engineering & Research 415-DAirframe modelEngineering & Research 415-DEngine modelContinental C85 series
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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.