Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C N87172
5 March 2013 · Newnan, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 2013 at about 16:45 local time, a Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C registered N87172, operated by Mallard William C, was involved in an accident near Newnan, Georgia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newnan, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newman Coweta County Airport (CCO)
- Coordinates
- 33.3069, -84.7686
- Aircraft
- Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registration
- N87172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mallard William C
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newnan → Newnan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA155
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper visual lookout during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, after landing the airplane, he taxied it to the general aviation tie-down area on the airport. The pilot stated that he normally taxied the airplane through the open space between the second and third tie-down rows on the ramp but that this space was occupied; therefore, he initiated a 180-degree turn to exit the row for an alternate tie-down location. The pilot stated that, during the turn, he misjudged the space needed to safely execute the maneuver and struck a parked airplane with his airplane's right wing tip. Postaccident examination revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing trailing edge section main spar attachment point and buckling of the right wing flap and tip. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Engineering & Research ERCOUPE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2015 | Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mallard William C | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2016 | Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415 | Chappell, Nebraska, United States | O'Hanlon, John, M. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C | LaGrange, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2010 | Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CD | New London, Wisconsin, United States | Van Kampen Anthony J | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2010 | Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | Blake Timothy Q | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 2007 | Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C | Brighton, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2013 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Fort Gaines, Georgia, United States | Coates Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2013 | Cessna 172B | Shellman Bluff, Georgia, United States | Wilson Curtis E | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2013 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Bowman, Georgia, United States | PSA Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2013 | Beechcraft 390 | Thomson, Georgia, United States | Richard Z. Trammell | Fatal | 5 |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Miller/Culpepper CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Blythe, Georgia, United States | Nodorft Allen J | Serious injuries | - |