# Accident 20221205018279A: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, Corning, IA, December 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2022, 12:38 local time
- Place: Corning, IA
- Airport: Corning
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9993° N, 94.7549° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9993&lon=-94.7549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99345, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99345) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-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 ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221205018279A

## Narrative

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

A WITNESS JUST SOUTH OF THE CORNING AIRPORT REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHING RUNWAY 36 LOW AND FAST. DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING AND GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT PASSED BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 36 AND SETTLED FOLLOWING THE DESCENDING TOPOGRAPHY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A POWER LINE AND TREES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME INVERTED PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED COCKPIT/CABIN AREA OF AIRCRAFT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CEN23FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA059), Dec 5, 2022: Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C (N99345), Corning, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstructions during a go-around, which resulted in impact with powerlines, a tree, and the ground.

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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