Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD N3630H

Summary

On 23 October 1983 at about 18:20 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD registered N3630H was involved in an accident near Compton, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 October 1983 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Compton, California, United States

Nearest airport

Compton (CPM)

Coordinates

33.8696, -118.2094

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD

Registration

N3630H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Compton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84FA028

1 person died.

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

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF & WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE IMPACT SEQUENCE & POST CRASH FIRE. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INTERVIEWEES THE PILOT HAD PERFORMED EXTENSIVE NON-STC'D MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACFT INCLUDING THE FUEL SYSTEM.AN 'AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE COMPUTER' REQUIRING A FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, WOULD NOT WORK ON A GRAVITY FED SYSTEM. A FUEL PUMP FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FUEL TRANSFER DUMP DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE OUTPUT FLOW TO ZERO AT ITS MAXIMUM OUTPUT LINE PRESSURE OF 4.5 PSI. THE TRANSDUCER WOULD HAVE REDUCED THE FUEL OUTPUT FLOW TO A 'TRICKLE'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.