SEA72AS011

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415C · Boise, ID · September 11, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 11, 1971
Place
Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N413LErco 415C
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163330

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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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3-4294  71/9/11    BOISE,ID            ERCO 415C           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 170
        TIME - 1805                    N413L               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSRVD LOW ON APCH,HIT POLE AND BARN.

Aircraft

Registration
N413L
Reported as
Erco 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bradley

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.