Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N2045H

Summary

On 24 June 1983 at about 23:15 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N2045H, operated by Richard S. Yates, was involved in an accident near Yulee, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 June 1983 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Yulee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Flying A Ranch (62J)

Coordinates

30.6308, -81.5702

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C

Registration

N2045H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard S. Yates

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Fernandina Bch.

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA166

Nobody was 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 STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ACFT ENTERED A 'RIGHT TURN' AFTER IT HAD CLIMBED APPX 25 FT ABOVE THE RWY. REPORTEDLY, FULL CONTROL INPUTS TO THE LEFT FAILED TO CORRECT THE RIGHT BANK. WHEN THE PLT SAW THE ACFT HEADING FOR TREES TO THE RIGHT, HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE. HOWEVER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TREES. A POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE FLT CONTROLS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT PROBLEM. THE ACFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 67 LBS OVER ITS MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE PLT DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO FLY THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.