Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C N3631H

Summary

On 17 February 1988 at about 18:10 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C registered N3631H was involved in an accident near Spartanburg, South Carolina, 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

17 February 1988 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Spartanburg Mem.

Coordinates

34.9309, -82.0097

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C

Registration

N3631H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Shelby

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88LA093

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

WHEN THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ASSISTANCE TO REMOVE THE NOSE WHEEL CHOCK FROM THE AIRCRAFT, HE APPLIED ENOUGH POWER TO JUMP THE CHOCK. HE WAS UNABLE TO RETARD THE THROTTLE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND STRIKING A CONCRETE WALL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.