Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G N2175H
5 April 1983 · Pempbroke Pines, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1983 at about 23:00 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G registered N2175H, operated by Roger A. Dick, was involved in an accident near Pempbroke Pines, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pempbroke Pines, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.0305, -80.2408
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G
- Registration
- N2175H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Roger A. Dick
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeland → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83LA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL STRAINER WAS FULL OF WATER AND THAT THE CARBURETOR BOWL CONTAINED ONE OR TWO OUNCES OF WATER. DRAINING OF THIS WATER ALLOWED PROPER OPERATION OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE BELOW 1200-1500 RPM DUE TO DIRTY JETS IN THE CARBURETOR. THIS PROBLEM HAD EXISTED BEFORE AND WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE ACFT IS BASED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1997 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G | Dalton, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 2002 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) G | Palmyra, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |