Ercoupe 415-C N2589H

Summary

On 31 May 2000 at about 22:45 local time, a Ercoupe 415-C registered N2589H was involved in an accident near Stockbridge, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 May 2000 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Stockbridge, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Gorden Bellah (8A5)

Coordinates

33.5394, -84.2403

Aircraft

Ercoupe 415-C

Registration

N2589H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA00LA180

1 person was seriously injured.

an in-flight collision with trees while maneuvering, which was the result of the pilot not allowing adequate altitude to clear the trees before starting a turn.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was seen flying low over a private airstrip at an altitude of 3 to 4 feet above the ground. The pilot stated he was going 'to practice landing approaches.' According to the statement in the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, '...about two-thirds of the distance down runway 9, on this approach, he [pilot] pulled up, banked right, and his right wing hit the top of a pine tree. The plane crashed in the trees on the west side of runway 33.' The airplane traveled about 1,500 feet and came to rest in a tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.