# Accident 20111016023669A: Engineering & Research 415-C, Mebane, NC, October 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2011, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mebane, NC
- Airport: Kimrey Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0531° N, 79.3228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0531&lon=-79.3228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3760H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3760H-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 170 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111016023669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 14 WITH REPORTED WINDS FROM RDU AWOS OF 250/9 GUST 18. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, OVERSHOT RUNWAY, HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR, SLID ACROSS A PAVED ROAD, STRUCK ANOTHER DRAINAGE DITCH EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST.

## 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 ERA12CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA040), Oct 16, 2011: Engineering & Research 415-C (N3760H), Mebane, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.

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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