Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N99313
5 September 1986 · Auburn, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1986 at about 04:30 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N99313 was involved in an accident near Auburn, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn Municipal (S50)
- Coordinates
- 47.3102, -122.2195
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C
- Registration
- N99313
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- SEA86FA239
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 PLT REPORTED HE WAS CLIMBING AFTER A TOUCH AND GO, DURING THE CLIMB THE 'BLOWN FUSE' LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE GENERATOR. AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE SPARKS STARTED COMING FROM BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT AS THE PLT TRIED TO SMOTHER THE FLAMES. A 180 DEGREE TURN WAS INITIATED FOR A RETURN TO AUBURN. A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. THE PLT EXITED THE ACFT AND RAN TO A TELEPHONE TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO GOT THERE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE AMMETER FUSE CASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1986 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Versailles, Missouri, United States | JOE D. Lietzke | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1986 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Concord, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1986 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Stormville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C | Prosser, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1986 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Planada, California, United States | William Buie | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1986 | Bob White AJ1 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | KEN D. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft E-35 | Couger, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Hiller 12E | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Morley AVID FLYER | Spokane, Washington, United States | Daniel Morley | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |