# Accident 20250702007979A: Ercoupe 415-C, Gallatin, TN, July 2, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4089° N, 86.5159° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4089&lon=-86.5159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93985, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93985-2026-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,926 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250702007979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF AIRCRAFT CALLED BNA ATC WITH REPORT OF LOSS OF POWER RPM.  REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GLIDE TO NEAREST AIRPORT.  LOST ALTITUDE AS A RESULT OF POWER LOSS. CRASHED INTO TREE AND WAS FATALY INJURED.

## 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 ERA25FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA253), Jul 2, 2025: Ercoupe 415 (N93985), Gallatin, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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