- Date
- July 5, 1969
- Place
- Puyallup, WA · PUYALLUP, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2741HErco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2273 69/7/5 PUYALLUP,WASH ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1045 N2741H PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 64 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 70 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- HIT STUMP. DEW POINT 50 DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2741H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2741HRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 1974 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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