Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD N94740

Summary

On 21 April 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD registered N94740 was involved in an accident near St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 April 1985 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Downtown Holman (STP)

Coordinates

44.9495, -93.0908

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD

Registration

N94740

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA172

Nobody was injured.

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE CLIMBING THRU APRX 700 FT AGL, THE ENG DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION & A LOUD 'CLANKING' SOUND. THESE WERE FOLLOWED BY A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. DURING A SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT'S RIGHT WING HIT A TREE & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROUGH TERRAIN. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #3 EXHAUST VALVE, PN 3921, HAD FAILED NEAR THE STEM-HEAD. THE ENG HAD 1040 HRS IN SERVICE SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.