Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N94327
18 June 2003 · Atwood, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 June 2003 at about 16:20 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N94327 was involved in an accident near Atwood, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atwood, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.8556, -88.4611
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C
- Registration
- N94327
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mattoon → Atwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA167
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area and his improper decision to continue the approach without the airport and runway clearly in-sight. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's disorientation, the transmission wires, and the road sign.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted wires and a roadway sign during an off airport landing. The pilot reported he was flying into an unfamiliar airport and lost sight of the runway while in the traffic pattern. The pilot stated he confused a road for the airstrip and struck the wires and a road sign while landing. The pilot indicated the airplane "spun" about 300 feet into a cornfield before coming to a stop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2003 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D | Harvard, Illinois, United States | Thomas N. Chapman | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2003 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415D | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 May 2003 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415E | Manvel, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2002 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C | El Cajon, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2004 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Pemberton, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 2002 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Hinton, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA200 | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | Cynthia R. Lyons | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-34-200T | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172M | Gridley, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 2003 | Air Tractor AT-503A | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172P | Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States | Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois | No injuries | - |