- Date
- May 17, 1992, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Vine Grove, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N93426Ercoupe 415C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920517015119A
- Case key
- 11791
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were wind gusts and the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind.
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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was taxiing to the west, and that he turned to the left toward the parking area when a gust of wind lifted the aircraft. He stated that he tried to control the aircraft by using the throttle, aileron and rudder, but all were unsuccessful. The pilot also indicated there were wind gusts from the north at 20 knots. The aircraft collided with the ground and slid into another parked aircraft about 300 feet from the centerline of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93426
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 749
- Airframe hours
- 2,066
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Anderson
- Registered owner
- John Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1991 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- KY70 · KY
- Destination
- KY70 · KY
- Airport
- KY70 · Vine Grove, runway 27, 2,300 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 17 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.