Erco 415-D N3850H
30 September 1973 · Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1973 at about 16:15 local time, a Erco 415-D registered N3850H was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hershey Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Erco 415-D
- Registration
- N3850H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Marietta, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2606
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
INSTRUCTOR ESTABLISHED HIGH SINK RATE WHILE DEMONSTRATING LANDING TO STUDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Erco 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1973 | Erco 415-C | Sand Lake, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1973 | Erco 415-C | Portland, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1973 | Erco 415-C | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1973 | Erco 415C | Trenton, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Erco 415-C | Jordan Vly, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Erco 415-C | P.beach Grdn, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |