Erco 415C N99162
7 August 1971 · Irwin, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1971 at about 16:10 local time, a Erco 415C registered N99162 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Irwin, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Irwin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Inter-Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Erco 415C
- Registration
- N99162
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2944
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ATMTD TKOF W HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, SETTLED, HIT TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Erco 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1971 | Erco 415-CD | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1971 | Erco 415-CD | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1971 | Erco 415-D | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1971 | Erco 415-C | Cle Elum, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 May 1971 | Erco 415-C | Warrington, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1971 | Erco 415-D | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |