Engineering & Research 415-C N3760H
16 October 2011 · Mebane, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 October 2011 at about 19:30 local time, a Engineering & Research 415-C registered N3760H was involved in an accident near Mebane, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mebane, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kimrey Airport (7NC6)
- Coordinates
- 36.0531, -79.3228
- Aircraft
- Engineering & Research 415-C
- Registration
- N3760H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mebane → Apex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA12CA040
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot/owner stated that, as he began to taxi the airplane, the wind shifted. During takeoff, the airplane reached rotation speed at the midpoint of the runway, but at rotation the airplane would not climb, and the pilot noticed a loss of airspeed but no loss of engine power. Suspecting a shift in wind direction, the pilot aborted the takeoff; however, the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and struck a ditch and an embankment, damaging the nose. According to the pilot, there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident. He also reported that the airplane's takeoff weight was 23 pounds below its maximum allowable gross weight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Engineering & Research 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2011 | Engineering & Research 415-C | Lebanon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2013 | Engineering & Research 415-D | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | Ferren Larry | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2013 | Engineering & Research 415-C | Little Falls, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Engineering & Research 415C | Corona, California, United States | Fleisher Jack | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Engineering & Research 415 | Collinsville, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Engineering & Research 415 C | Mt Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2011 | Aviat A-1B | Burgaw, North Carolina, United States | Michael J Barri | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Burlington, North Carolina, United States | TAA Flight Training | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2011 | Nuse George F1H ROCKET | Caroleen, North Carolina, United States | Supair, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2011 | Bell 206L-3 | Wingate, North Carolina, United States | U S Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2011 | Grumman American Avn AA-5A | Linden, North Carolina, United States | Guyton Joseph W | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2011 | Aviat A-1 | Moyock, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |