Ercoupe 415-C N93614

Summary

On 26 July 2008 at about 20:50 local time, a Ercoupe 415-C registered N93614, operated by Herbert Guiness, was involved in an accident near Corona, California, United States. 2 people were 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

26 July 2008 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Corona, California, United States

Nearest airport

Corona Muni (AJO)

Coordinates

33.9069, -117.6036

Aircraft

Ercoupe 415-C

Registration

N93614

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Herbert Guiness

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corona → Corona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA08CA167

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he departed from runway 25 during gusty wind conditions. At 800 feet above ground level, he turned the airplane onto the crosswind leg and the left wing went down. The pilot recovered the airplane, added full throttle, and the airplane continued to descend. The pilot pulled back on the yoke to make the airplane climb; however, the airplane continued to descend. The airplane impacted trees and sustained substantial damage. According to the nearest aviation weather reporting system that was located at the airport, winds were from 290 degrees at 16 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and found no mechanical anomalies that would have resulted in a loss of airplane control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.