# Accident 19970608013499A: Dart G, Allegany County, June 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Allegany County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5393° N, 77.8891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5393&lon=-77.8891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94435, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94435-1998-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe G (registry code 0420722, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DART G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608013499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND RAN OUT OF RUNWAY, ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN, HIT TREES, CRASHED. (.4) ON JUNE 8, 1997, AT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N94435, AN ERCOUPE G, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A TREE, AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND DURING AN ABORTED LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN DALTON, NEW YORK. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL, PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91. WITNESSES NEAR TO THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG, AND HARD ON THE 1,320 FOOT LONG, PRIVATE, UNMOWED TURF STRIP. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND, BUT THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A 35-50 FOOT HIGH TREE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO A FIELD WEST OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN TO THE EAST ABOUT 400 FEET BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF THE TURF STRIP. THE INSPECTOR SAID THAT THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT POINTED THE AIRPLANE BETWEEN TWO TREES, BUT THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREES AND, "...SPUN THE AIRPLANE INTO THE F                                                               IELD...." ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT BI-ANNUAL. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY ABNORMALITIES WITH THE ENGINE OR THE AIRPLANE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA083), Jun 8, 1997: Ercoupe G (N94435), Dalton, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in aborting the landing after allowing the airplane to touchdown long. His failure to attain a proper touchdown point was a related factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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