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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ercoupe 415-C · Maricopa, AZ · September 10, 2019

Date: September 10, 2019 · 08:30 local
Place: Maricopa, AZ
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3816H
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19LA253
Reported as: Ercoupe 415-C
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N3816HRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2021 · Ercoupe 415-CS/N 4517 · Built 1947 Airframe modelErcoupe 415-C Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed after take off. Both pilot occupants seriously injured. Eyewitness stated he saw the aircraft above the administration building in a nose high attitude, then the nose pitched up slightly and the aircraft rolled to its left and stalled and pitched straight down and impacted the building. Awaiting statements from pilots based on improving medical condition. Unknown when the pilots will be able to respond.

Aircraft tear down to be scheduled at a later date depending on NTSB availability.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER TAKE OFF. BOTH PILOT OCCUPANTS SERIOUSLY INJURED. EYEWITNESS STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT ABOVE THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THEN THE NOSE PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO ITS LEFT AND STALLED AND PITCHED STRAIGHT DOWN AND IMPACTED THE BUILDING. AWAITING STATEMENTS FROM PILOTS BASED ON IMPROVING MEDICAL CONDITION. UNKNOWN WHEN THE PILOTS WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND.

AIRCRAFT TEAR DOWN TO BE SCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE DEPENDING ON NTSB AVAILABILITY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR19LA253Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMaricopa, AZThe flight instructor’s failure to prevent the student pilot from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to make a positive…Sep 10, 2019 · Substantial damage