Ercoupe 415D N87349
4 February 2009 · Whitehall, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 February 2009 at about 23:09 local time, a Ercoupe 415D registered N87349, operated by Michael Harrison, was involved in an accident near Whitehall, Montana, 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 23:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whitehall, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whitehall (MT41)
- Coordinates
- 45.8619, -112.1697
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415D
- Registration
- N87349
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael Harrison
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Butte → Whitehall
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and his failure to abort the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot touched down beyond his point of intended landing and bounced. He added power, regained level flight, reduced power, and landed again. As he applied the brakes, he realized that the landing roll would exceed the amount of runway remaining available. He turned hard right to avoid a fence and a ditch. However, the left wing contacted the ground, and sustained substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2009 | Ercoupe 415-C | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | Smith Curtis S | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2009 | Ercoupe 415 | Germantown, New York, United States | Jay D. Morriset | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2009 | Ercoupe 415C | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2009 | Ercoupe 415-E | Camas, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Ercoupe 415-C | Corona, California, United States | Herbert Guiness | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2010 | Ercoupe 415-D | Napa, California, United States | Joshua Gray | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2009 | Cessna T188C | Rock Springs, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2009 | Cox John Wiley KITFOX III | Laurel, Montana, United States | Glasgow Gary E | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Wermling KR-2 RAND ROBINSON | Anaconda, Montana, United States | Shaw Dennis A JR | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2009 | Cessna 182 | Pryor, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2009 | Meyer Robert AIR CAM | Hamilton, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2009 | Cessna A185F | Sand Coulee, Montana, United States | Prill Daniel F | No injuries | - |