# Accident 20190613006879A: Engineering & Research 415-C, Hawkins, TX, June 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2019, 08:56 local time
- Place: Hawkins, TX
- Airport: Holly Lake Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6978° N, 95.2136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6978&lon=-95.2136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87294-2019-10-17) (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 C-75-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190613006879A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:56 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N87294, A ERCOUPE 415-C SERIAL NUMBER 467, IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A GRASSY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 09 AT HOLLY LAKE RANCH AIRPORT (16TE) DURING AN APPROACH IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY THE OWNER, WHO HAS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND A VALID THIRD CLASS MEDICAL, WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, IMPACTED THE TOP OF A TREE, AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING WITH THE TAIL IN THE AIR. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A POWER LOSS. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED. THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM THE GROUND IMPACT. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN19LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA167), Jun 13, 2019: Ercoupe 415 (N87294), Hawkins, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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