Ercoupe 415-C N93988
5 February 1971 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 February 1971 at about 15:30 local time, a Ercoupe 415-C registered N93988 was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near San Antonio, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio Intl.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Registration
- N93988
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0635
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
HAND PROPPED ACFT ENG STARTED AND JUMPED CHOCKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1971 | Ercoupe 415-C | Earle, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1971 | Ercoupe 415C | Marion, North Carolina, United States | James Nolan JO | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Ercoupe 415D | Whitehouse, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1970 | Ercoupe 415-E | Harvard, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1972 | Ercoupe 415-CD | North Plains, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1972 | Ercoupe 415C | Minneapolis, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |