Erco 415-C N94031
4 July 1972 · McDonald, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 July 1972 at about 12:25 local time, a Erco 415-C registered N94031 was involved in an accident during in flight near McDonald, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McDonald, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Campbells
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Erco 415-C
- Registration
- N94031
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bridgeville, Pa → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1184
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
R AILERON COUNTER WEIGHT SEPARATED IN FLT DURINGLOW LEVEL AEROBATICS OVER PLTS HOME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Erco 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1972 | Erco 415-C | Torrance, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1972 | Erco 415-C | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1972 | Erco 415-C | Inman, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1972 | Erco 415-C | Keystone Hts, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1972 | Erco 415-C | Wayland, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1972 | Erco 415-C | Bellota, California, United States | Murphy Aircraf | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |