# Accident 20000902008329A: Ercoupe 415-C, Wapato, WA, September 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2000, 16:15 local time
- Place: Wapato, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4498° N, 120.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4498&lon=-120.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87351, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87351-2001-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902008329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ALLOWED AIRSPEED TO GET TOO SLOW ON SHORT FINAL. A/C STALLED AND FELL INTO TREES AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA00LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA175), Sep 3, 2000: Ercoupe 415-C (N87351), Wapato, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees off the approach end of the runway, and his delay of the remedial action that would have allowed him to clear the trees. Factors include the…

## Other reports on N87351 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800418010539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418010539A), Apr 18, 1980: Univar 415C (N87351), Tonopah, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot jammed aileron control over to spin aircraft. Nose gear steering rod failed. Jammed aileron in left bank.

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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