Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N2326H
27 April 1997 · Canon City, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1997 at about 18:00 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C registered N2326H was involved in an accident near Canon City, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canon City, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fremont County (1V6)
- Coordinates
- 38.4306, -105.0095
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C
- Registration
- N2326H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Ogallala
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW97LA172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the pilot's attention being diverted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was taxiing for takeoff when his attention was diverted. He did not say how or why his attention got diverted. The left wing of his airplane struck a parked Cessna 172N, causing his airplane to swerve left. His propeller then sliced through the parked Cessna. In his accident report however, the pilot said he was taxiing to the gas pump when his wing 'bumped' the Cessna.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1997 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Siler City, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1997 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D | Pacoima, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 May 1997 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-G | Colusa, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1997 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Elma, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1997 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Bushnell, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1996 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Cambridge, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-32-300T | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Leadville, Colorado, United States | Michael S. Luther | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Rans S-12 Airaile S-12 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Cessna 305A | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Cessna 210 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |