Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD N3962H

Summary

On 24 June 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD registered N3962H was involved in an accident near McAlester, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 June 2001 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McAlester, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

McAlester Regional Airport (MLC)

Coordinates

34.8725, -95.7811

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD

Registration

N3962H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McAlester → Ozawkie

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01FA151

1 person died.

the inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane's fuel tanks were topped off and the flight departed. The following day the airplane was found 1/4 mile from the departure end of the runway by a helicopter that departed on an unrelated business flight. The helicopter crew maneuvered the helicopter near the airplane and observed the accident site among rough and uneven terrain. There were no witnesses to the accident and no distress calls were received. The damage to the airplane and signatures at the accident site, including ground scars, were consistent with a stall. Examination of the airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would preclude normal operation of the airplane. Examination of the engine revealed several anomalies, including ferrous debris in the cylinders and main oil screen; however, there was no evidence of catastrophic engine failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.