# Accident 20210718010879A: Ercoupe 415-C, Frostproof, FL, July 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2021, 10:55 local time
- Place: Frostproof, FL
- Airport: Lake Clinch Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7501° N, 81.5591° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7501&lon=-81.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3044H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3044H-2022-03-22) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,146 total, 960 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210718010879A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT STALLED RIGHT MAIN WHEEL HIT WIRE FENCE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED TO GROUND.

## 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 ERA21LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA293), Jul 18, 2021: Ercoupe 415-C (N3044H), Frostproof, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff as a result of a child reaching for and manipulating the flight controls.

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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