Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD N127G

Summary

On 4 July 1999 at about 14:23 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD registered N127G was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 July 1999 at 14:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

39.7202, -90.2303

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD

Registration

N127G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Hastings

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA210

Nobody was injured.

A material defect in the sloshing compound. Factors were the blocked fuel system, inspection not identifying material defect, and the crop field.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that the airplane was climbing through 2,000 feet mean sea level when the engine lost power. He said that he conducted a forced landing in a cornfield, at which time the airplane was substantially damaged. An inspection of the airplane subsequent to the accident found material in the fuel line between the header tank and gascolator blocking the flow of fuel. The material was the consistency of sloshing compound also found in the fuel tank. No record could be found indicating when the tank was sealed with sloshing compound. The most recent annual inspection was conducted on October 19, 1998. The airplane had accumulated 32 hours time in service since that inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.