- Date
- April 18, 1972
- Place
- Bonanza, OR · BONANZA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N99237Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166223
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1594 72/4/18 BONANZA,OREG ERCO 415-C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 600 TIME - 0830 N99237 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PACIFIC GAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BONANZA,OREG UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM SHORT FARM FLD ACROSS HIWAY FROM GRAVEL STRIP.SLOWED BY SOFT DIRT.HIT RIVER BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99237
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pacific Gas
N99237Registration cancelled Jun 27, 1973 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C
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