Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D N3191H

Summary

On 11 October 1985 at about 21:30 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D registered N3191H was involved in an accident near Sterling, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 October 1985 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sterling, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Sterling (3B3)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D

Registration

N3191H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sterling → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86LA007

2 people 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 ACFT CONTACTED TREES WHILE MAKING AN APCH TO RWY 34 AT STERLING, MASSACHUSETTS. THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 100 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THEN A RAPID RATE OF DESCENT FOLLOWED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK TREES VEERING THE ACFT LEFT 20 DEGS. THE ACFT PITCHED THROUGH THE TREES, STRIKING THE GROUND LEFT WING AND NOSE FIRST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.