Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D N99470

Summary

On 20 April 2000 at about 15:45 local time, a Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D registered N99470, operated by Roger Dale Brown, was involved in an accident near Lindsay, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 April 2000 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lindsay, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Freedom Field Airport (TA22)

Coordinates

33.6302, -97.2098

Aircraft

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D

Registration

N99470

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Roger Dale Brown

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA129

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the downdraft wind condition.

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

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During an approach to the runway, the student pilot allowed the airplane to descend and impact the top of an embankment and a fence located prior to the runway. According to the pilot, the airplane had encountered a downdraft. At 1053, the reported wind at the nearest reporting point, located 24 nautical miles south of the accident site, was from 310 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 19 knots. According to an FAA inspector, the student pilot 'was not and had never been endorsed by an authorized flight instructor for solo flight.' Prior to the accident, the student pilot had accumulated 14 total flight hours, of which 11 hours were in the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.