Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N3673H

Summary

On 30 September 1990 at about 21:15 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N3673H, operated by Doolin, Gary E., was involved in an accident near Greers Ferry, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 September 1990 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Greers Ferry, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.5599, -92.1999

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C

Registration

N3673H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Doolin, Gary E.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Page → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW90LA187

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO PENETRATE ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE RESULTANT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING/EXPERIENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE 325 HOUR STUDENT PILOT, WHO HAD DEPARTED FROM THE SITE OF AN ERCOUPE FLY-IN, ENCOUNTERED IMC APPROXIMATELY 170 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE POINT. A WITNESS HEARD THE AIRPLANE MANEUVERING AT LOW LEVEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE WITNESS HEARD WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE AIRPLANE ENTERING A DIVE, FOLLOWED BY SILENCE. POST IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED. WEATHER AT THE SITE WAS 200 FEET OVERCAST WITH VISIBILITY OF 2/10 MILE IN FOG AND DRIZZLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.