Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N3673H

Summary

On 9 March 1986 at about 00:00 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N3673H, operated by JOE D. Lietzke, was involved in an accident near Versailles, Missouri, 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.

Date

9 March 1986 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Versailles, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.4298, -92.8396

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C

Registration

N3673H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

JOE D. Lietzke

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA066

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

THE PLT REPORTS THAT HE WAS HAND PROPPING THE ENG. HE SAID THE ENG DID NOT START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND HE PRIMED IT A SECOND TIME. ON THE SECOND TRY THE ENG STARTED AND THE ACFT GOT AWAY FROM THE PLT, TAXIED ABOUT 75 FT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PLT SAID HE THOUGHT HE HAD PLACED A CHOCK ON ONE WHEEL BUT LATER FOUND BOTH CHOCKS ON HIS WORKBENCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.