SEA69A0016

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-D · Packwood, WA · August 26, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 26, 1968
Place
Packwood, WA · PACKWOOD, WA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N2505HErco 415-D
Status
Completed · report April 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108709

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4719  68/8/26  NR.PACKWOOD,WASH      ERCO 415-D          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 116
        TIME - 1045                    N2505H              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO SPIRAL DOWN FROM APPROX 2000 FT UNTIL IMPACT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2505H
Reported as
Erco 415-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.