Erco 415-D C-FNWZ
9 May 1981 · Terryville, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1981 at about 10:00 local time, a Erco 415-D registered C-FNWZ was involved in an accident during in flight near Terryville, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Terryville, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Erco 415-D
- Registration
- C-FNWZ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Danbury, Ct → Windsor Locks, Ct
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- E-0008
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
NO 2 CYL PARTIALLY SEPD AFT 5 OF 6 HOLD-DWN STUDS FAILED FM FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Erco 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1981 | Erco 415-D | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | Advantage IND | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Erco 415-D | Carefree, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Erco 415-D | Churchton, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Erco 415-D | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1981 | Erco 415-D | Fabens, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1981 | Erco 415-E | Carlisle, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |