Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C N99636
21 December 1988 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1988 at about 20:48 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C registered N99636, operated by Kautz, James P., was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5195, -97.4804
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C
- Registration
- N99636
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kautz, James P.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oklahoma City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW89DPJ02
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
DURING FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO GO INTO A STEEP BANKED SPIRAL FROM WHICH IT DID NOT RECOVER. IT STRUCK A TWO-CAR DETACHED GARAGE AND THEN THE GROUND. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FABRIC OF BOTH WINGS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY, AND PART OF THE FABRIC ON THE LEFT WING HAD COME LOOSE IN FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1988 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Whiteville, North Carolina, United States | Bennie J. Ward | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1988 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C | Steep Falls, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1988 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1988 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C | Auburn-Lewiston, Maine, United States | David Moss | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1988 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1988 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Florence, Missouri, United States | Drury, John J. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-38-112 | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182J | Lamont, Oklahoma, United States | Airport Service Company, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1988 | Piper PA-22-135 | Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States | JIM F. White | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1988 | Beechcraft B55 | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hinton, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |