Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N99236

Summary

On 9 August 1987 at about 13:11 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N99236, operated by Richard Summers, was involved in an accident near York, Pennsylvania, 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

9 August 1987 at 13:11

Classification

Accident

Location

York, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

39.9991, -76.7703

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C

Registration

N99236

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard Summers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

York → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA224

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 ERCOUPE MODEL 415 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. HE WENT UNDER SOME POWER LINES, HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT AVOID THE TELEPHONE LINES AND WENT THROUGH THEM. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS TRACED TO A BROKEN NO. 3 CONNECTING ROD IN THE ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.