Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N2716H

Summary

On 25 July 1987 at about 16:00 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N2716H was involved in an accident near Galt, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 July 1987 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Galt, California, United States

Nearest airport

Vetters (9Q3)

Coordinates

38.2695, -121.2210

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C

Registration

N2716H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA283

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

DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL ON A 2000 FT PRIVATE RUNWAY, AT THE POINT TO ROTATE, THE PLT APPLIED BACK PRESSURE, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND. APRX THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY THE PLT REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT LIFTING OFF AND HE REDUCED PWR AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE ACFT DID NOT STOP IN TIME BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A BUILDING AT THE END OF THE RWY. INVESTIGATION OF THE ACFT ENGINE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.