# Accident 20190910023439A: Ercoupe 415-C, Maricopa, AZ, September 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2019, 08:30 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9906° N, 111.9172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9906&lon=-111.9172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3816H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3816H-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190910023439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA253), Sep 10, 2019: Ercoupe 415 (N3816H), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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