- Date
- October 5, 1977
- Place
- Scappoose, OR · SCAPPOOSE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2645HErco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771005035849A
- Case key
- 144598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3594 77/10/5 SCAPPOOSE,OR ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5603 TIME - 1720 N2645H PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCAPPOOSE AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCAPPOOSE,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RUDDER CABLES IMPROPERLY RIGGED.FLT TEST AFTER ANNUAL INSP.WIND ROWS OF DIRT NEXT TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2645H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scappoose Airpark
N2645HRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2009 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 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.