# Accident 20190506004089A: Engineering & Research 415-C, Pickett, WI, May 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2019, 12:50 local time
- Place: Pickett, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8806° N, 88.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8806&lon=-88.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2101H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2101H-2020-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,174 total, 547 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004089A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 6, 2019 AN ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH 415-C ERCOUPE, US REGISTRATION NUMBER N2101H CRASHED AND OVERTURNED DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT IN A FIELD NEAR PICKETT WI. THE SINGLE PILOT ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE LIGHT SPORT PILOT RULE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT UNDER VMC CONDITIONS.

## 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 GAA19CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA245), May 6, 2019: Ercoupe 415 C (N2101H), Rosendale, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for an off-airport precautionary landing, which resulted in impact with a fence and a nose-over.

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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