Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N3355H

Summary

On 11 May 1983 at about 23:23 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N3355H was involved in an accident near Ceresco, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 May 1983 at 23:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Ceresco, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Ray Farm (RLA)

Coordinates

42.2691, -85.0605

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C

Registration

N3355H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA208

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LAND. THE ACFT BEGAN TO LOOSE TOO MUCH ALTITUDE, SO HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, THEN THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT THE TOP OF A TREE SHORT OF THE RWY, THEN CRASHED. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT CABLE WAS LOOSE & HEAVY SOOT DEPOSITS WERE FOUND IN THE EXHAUST STACKS & ON THE SPARK PLUGS. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 74 & 42 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING COULD OCCUR AT GLIDE POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.