Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N99474

Summary

On 24 July 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N99474 was involved in an accident near Melrose, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 July 1983 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Melrose, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Sanders Ranch (9FL)

Coordinates

29.6996, -82.0501

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C

Registration

N99474

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Keystone Hgts.

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA83LA188

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PLT TOOK OFF ON RWY 11 (ELEV 150 FT MSL) WITH A DENSITY ALT OF 1500 FT. HE REPORTED THE WIND WAS CALM, BUT APRX 14 MI WEST AT GAINSVILLE, FL, THE 2052 EDT WIND WAS FROM 250 DEG AT 9 KTS. DURING TAKEOFF, THE ACFT CLIMBED APRX 75 FT, THEN SETTLED INTO TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE GRASS ON THE RWY WAS DAMP, THE TIRES WERE 'SOFT' & THE CANOPY WAS OPEN. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE ACFT USED MORE RWY THAN USUAL. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. THE INVESTIGATOR ESTIMATED THAT THE TAKEOFF GROSS WT WAS 1318 LBS. THE MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WT WAS 1260 LBS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.