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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415C · Stockbridge, GA · May 31, 2000

Date: May 31, 2000 · 18:00 local
Place: Stockbridge, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2589H
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA180
Reported as: Univar 415C
Fatal injuries: 0

N2589HRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CS/N 3214 · Built 1946 Airframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C Engine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot could not recall the events leading up to the crash. Witness stated the aircraft was making low approaches and it appeared he overshot the runway. Then he reached the end of the runway, the aircraft pulled up and banked sharply to the right, clipped a pine tree with the right wing and crashed approx. 200 yards from the initial impact site. The pilot sustained serious injuries and was air evacuated from the site. The a/c sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CRASH. WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING LOW APPROACHES AND IT APPEARED HE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY. THEN HE REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP AND BANKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, CLIPPED A PINE TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING AND CRASHED APPROX. 200 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT SITE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIR EVACUATED FROM THE SITE. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA00LA180Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStockbridge, GAan 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.May 31, 2000 · Substantial damage