Ercoupe 415-C N93990

Summary

On 26 August 2000 at about 12:30 local time, a Ercoupe 415-C registered N93990 was involved in an accident near Parsons, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

26 August 2000 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Parsons, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

37.3294, -95.2597

Aircraft

Ercoupe 415-C

Registration

N93990

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chanute → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA273

2 people had minor injuries.

the pilot not maintaining clearance from the fence post and not attaining the proper touchdown point. A factor was the fence post.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with a fence post and terrain while landing. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The pilot said, "We turned final and picked my spot for touch down, I.A.S. was 80 m.p.h., final was looking good-lined up on strip good just ahead of runway the airplane just sunk. We had passed over a gravel road about 20' ahead of the strip, but don't really know if that is what effected the plane. We hit the tallest gate post, which is approx. 10 feet from end of runway. The airplane hit the ground and did a 180[degree] turn." The pilot stated that there was no mechanical malfunction. The pilot listed substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, main gear, nose gear, nose bowl, and propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.