- Date
- August 24, 1975
- Place
- Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2049HErco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750824027289A
- Case key
- 150343
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2385 75/8/24 SONOMA,CA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 70, TIME - 1545 N2049H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 608 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHELLVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONOMA,CA LIVERMORE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- STDNT PLT CERT EXPIRED OVER 3YR.ACFT 2 MOS OUT OF ANNUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2049H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schellville
N2049HRegistered now · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 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.