# Accident 20130621011319A: Ercoupe 415-C, Shelbyville, IL, June 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2013, 12:40 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4103° N, 88.7997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4103&lon=-88.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87042, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87042) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130621011319A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A WIRE FENCE ADJACENT TO THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LIP OF A  FOUR FOOT DEEP DITCH AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PRIVATE PILOT RATED FIRST PILOT AND NON RATED SECOND PILOT AND PILOT FLYING RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

THE FIRST PILOT STATED HE HAD AGREED TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND/SAFETY PILOT FOR THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WHO WANTED TO MAKE ONE LAST FLIGHT PRIOR TO SALE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE FIRST PILOT STATED HE NOTICED THE FLYING PILOT WAS LOW AND AIRSPEED WAS DECLINING DURING THE APPROACH HOWEVER , AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT STRUCK THE FENCE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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