- Date
- May 27, 1984, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Plainwell, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2622HErcoupe 415
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840527018999A
- Case key
- 12624
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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.
Analysis
The acft veered to the left side of a grass strip into taller grass which increased the drag on the left main gear. The acft swerved farther off path until a furrow was struck and the acft nosed over. Local winds were reported from 150 degrees at 8 KTS. The plts last bfr was 49 months prior to this occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2622H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2347
- Airframe hours
- 2,401
- Engine
- Continental 85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- K.J. Digby
- Registered owner
- Larry G. Digby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 9, 1993 · 37 hours before
- Airport
- Rla, runway 9, 2,000 × 50 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
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 190 total · 80 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.