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| Date: | Sunday 26 January 1986 |
| Time: | 10:19 LT |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415E |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Cochran |
| Registration: | N94798 |
| MSN: | 4911 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1580 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Apple Valley, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lucerne Valley, CA |
| Apple Valley, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT'S ENG LOST POWER AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD IN FRONT OF HIS RESIDENCE. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE ACFT MADE THREE LOW PASSES OVER THE DIRT ROAD PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. A WITNESS COMMENTED THAT SHE HAD OBSERVED THE PLT THE DAY BEFORE, ON HIS TRACTOR, GRADING THE ROAD INFRONT OF HIS HOUSE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA100
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 October 2009 | N94798 | Private | 0 | Port of Los Angeles, California | |
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| 29-Mar-2024 07:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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