Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN86FTG02

ERIE, ND, USA

Aircraft #1

N319ER

RARSCH RV-4

Analysis

THE PLT SAID HE WAS MAKING A SHORT FIELD APCH TO A PRIVATE, SOD, STRIP. HE SAID HE WAS IN A SHALLOW LT BANK ON FINAL APCH WHEN HE NOTICED THE ACFT WAS IN A SLIP AND DESCENDING TOO FAST TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH TREES 500 FT FROM THE APCH END OF THE STRIP. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TREES AND CRASHED IN A PLOWED FIELD SHORT OF THE RWY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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