Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415D N2833H

Summary

On 5 April 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415D registered N2833H was involved in an accident near Warwick, New York, 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

5 April 1987 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Warwick, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Warwick (N72)

Coordinates

41.2500, -74.3491

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415D

Registration

N2833H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA116

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 FLIGHT WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 3 AT WARWICK AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO PUMP THE THROTTLE BUT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A SWAMP. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.