Ercoupe 415-E N94176
23 October 2000 · Minier, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 October 2000 at about 21:00 local time, a Ercoupe 415-E registered N94176 was involved in an accident near Minier, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minier, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Il Valley Parachute Club (81IL)
- Coordinates
- 40.4300, -89.3102
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415-E
- Registration
- N94176
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Springfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the carburetor ice and after takeoff, the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing. Factors were the carburetor icing conditions and the plowed field condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane encountered an in-flight loss of engine power and sustained substantial damage on contact with terrain during a forced landing in a plowed field. The pilot was uninjured. The pilot stated, "The takeoff went normal, power from engine was 2350 RPM at full throttle fuel pressure guage showed 4.5 "(p.s.i.). At 70 M.P.H. climb speed, the engine lost power at approx. 300 ft. A.G.L. applied carb heat, pumped the throttle, ck. elect. pump on O.K. - no power - turned 45 [degrees] landed. In field. (Plowed fld.)" An on-scene examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. All the spark plugs were found covered with "black soot looking deposits." The temperature was 24 degrees C and the dew point was 16 degrees C. A copy of a Transport Canada Carburetor Icing chart was reviewed. The temperature and dew point were plotted on the chart and their intersection falls in the moderate icing - cruise power or serious icing - descent power area of the chart.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2000 | Ercoupe 415-C | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2000 | Ercoupe 415-D | Hamilton, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Ercoupe 415-C | Stephenville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2000 | Ercoupe 415-C | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jun 2000 | Ercoupe 415-C | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Ercoupe 415-C | Parsons, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Beechcraft 58 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2000 | Cessna T210N | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Witlock CIRCA-NIEUPORT 12 | Peotone, Illinois, United States | Karl Henning | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 2000 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Weatherly 201B | Streator, Illinois, United States | DON Younglove | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2000 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |