# Accident 20111119027539A: Ercoupe 415-C, Mulberry, FL, November 19, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 19, 2011, 11:35 local time - Place: Mulberry, FL - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Other, Specify - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.9261° N, 82.0378° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9261&lon=-82.0378&mi=10 - Aircraft: N99168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99168-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-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: ERCOUPE 415-C - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Sport pilot - Pilot flight hours: 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA077) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111119027539A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT N99168 ARRIVED AT SOUTH LAKELAND AIRPORT TO ATTEND AN AEA MEETING AND AFTER THE MEETING THEY WERE GOING TO FLY TO ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT - KSPG FOR LUNCH. THE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEEDED A RIDE TO LUNCH AND PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID YOU CAN RIDE WITH ME. THE PILOT DID NOT ASK THE PASSENGER HOW MUCH HE WEIGHED; THE PASSENGER WEIGHED 150LBS AND NOTED HE ADDED ADDITIONAL BAGGAGE, TO AN ALREADY FULL BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM A RUN UP. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 14. IT WAS NOTED BY WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF ROLL WAS LONG AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DID TAKE OFF, IT WAS NOT A SMOOTH TAKE OFF. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. ONE WITNESS STATED THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SOUND LIKE IT HAD FULL POWER. THE PASSENGER STATED THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE STICK, THAN FORWARD AND YANKED BACK UP ON THE STICK. THE PASSENGER STATED THE AIRCRAFT BOGGED DURING TAKE OFF AND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND HE NOTED THEY WERE LOW, HE LOOKED OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS WERE IN THE TREES. THE PASSENGER STATED HE NOTED THE AIRSPEED WAS AT 40 AND THE ENGINE DIDN'T QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE TREES AND APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE TREES THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT STATED HIS PILOT LOGBOOK, MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT'S CERTIFICATE WERE IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE DIDN'T PERFORM A WEIGHT AND BALANCE. HE STATED THE PASSENGER WEIGHED ABOUT 100LBS AND HE WEIGHS AROUND 200LBS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 16 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE CHARRED REMAINS OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGS WERE RECOVERED. IT WAS NOTED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT HAD BURNED PILOT'S HANDBOOKS FOR EQUIPMENT, CD CASE, IPAD WITH CASE, ALONG WITH AN UNRECOGNIZABLE PILE OF BURNT DEBRIS. ## 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 ERA12LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA077), Nov 19, 2011: Ercoupe 415-C (N99168), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after recognizing the airplane’s poor performance during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the passenger’s injuries was the pilot’s failure to provide a… ## Other reports on N99168 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19970823036349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823036349I), Aug 23, 1997: Univar 415C (N99168), Beach City, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he departed "sunset strip" a (pvt) airport located about 10 miles n.w. of alliance, Ohio. He departed about 13:40(local) for a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.