Ercoupe 415C N87141

Summary

On 3 September 1982 at about 22:40 local time, a Ercoupe 415C registered N87141, operated by Austin/Schweitzer/Murphy, was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 September 1982 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Arapahoe County (APA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Ercoupe 415C

Registration

N87141

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Austin/Schweitzer/Murphy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Englewood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA181

1 person was seriously injured.

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

WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED BY THE AIRCREW. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AT REDUCED POWER, BUT THE SINK RATE WAS TOO GREAT TO REACH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ON UNEVEN TERRAIN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A THREADED COUPLING BETWEEN THE GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR FAILED FROM FATIGUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.