# Accident 20080802857789A: Ercoup 415C, Cedarburg, WI, August 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2008, 11:35 local time
- Place: Cedarburg, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3292° N, 87.9972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3292&lon=-87.9972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93963, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93963) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUP 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 141 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080802857789A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 2, 2008, ABOUT 1225 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), AND ERCOUPE 415C, N93963 STRUCK A TREE AND IMPACTD THE GORUND FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 31 AT COVERED BRIDGE FIELDS (1WN2-PRIVATE).  THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  LOCAL AREA WEATHER REPORTED WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED AT 040 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.  NO WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST 100 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 31 AND 50 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE 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 CHI08CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA233), Aug 2, 2008: Ercoupe 415-C (N93963), Cedarburg, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the tree during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the windshear and the tree.

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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