- Date
- July 14, 1982, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Richmond, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N37109Ercoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820714029679A
- Case key
- 72385
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Proper assistance - not obtainedCause
Terrain condition - ditch
Analysis
Pilot hand propped aircraft which broke tail tie-down rope and taxiied unattended into a runway light and a ditch about 175 feet from starting point.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37109
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 76
- Airframe hours
- 875
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James R. Beard
- Registered owner
- Mr. Don L. Beegle
- Departed
- Mt. Sterling, KY
- Destination
- Brenham, TX
- Airport
- Madison
N37109Registration cancelled May 8, 2015 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 65 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.