# Accident 20110130001849A: Ercoupe 415-CD, Hess Lake, MI, January 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2011, 14:02 local time
- Place: Hess Lake, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3806° N, 85.7781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3806&lon=-85.7781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-CD (registry code 0420324, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-CD
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 932 total, 697 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110130001849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AT A LOCAL FLY - IN ON A FROZEN LAKE ( HESS LAKE)THAT HAD A SNOW PLOWED RUNWAY. WHILE TAKING OFF HIS LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A SNOWBANK FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE.

## 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 CEN11CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA191), Jan 30, 2011: Ercoupe 415-CD (N127G), Newaygo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff from a frozen lake.

## Other reports on N127G (1)

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

- [Accident 19990704017259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990704017259A), Jul 4, 1999: Univar 415CD (N127G), Jacksonville, IL, Substantial damage. (.19)On July 4, 1999, at 1200 central daylight time, an Ercoupe 415-CD, N127G, registered to and operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage…

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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