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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ercoupe 415-C · Ardmore, OK · November 7, 2020

Date
November 7, 2020 · 08:05 local
Place
Ardmore, OK
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N331BW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA047
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
255 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On November 7 2020, approximately 08:06 central daylight time, a 1946 Ercoupe, N331BW, operated by privacy data omitted, under 14 crf part 91, was destroyed in a pasture approximately 4 miles east of Ardmore downtown executive airport. privacy data omitted Sustained life-threating injuries and was air lifted to plano regional in Texas. His two passengers both sustained minor injuries and were transported to mercy memorial in Ardmore. Both passengers were treated and released that day.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 7 2020, APPROXIMATELY 08:06 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1946 ERCOUPE, N331BW, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UNDER 14 CRF PART 91, WAS DESTROYED IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES EAST OF ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED LIFE-THREATING INJURIES AND WAS AIR LIFTED TO PLANO REGIONAL IN TEXAS. HIS TWO PASSENGERS BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO MERCY MEMORIAL IN ARDMORE. BOTH PASSENGERS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED THAT DAY.

NTSB investigation

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