- Date
- November 30, 1966
- Place
- Pecos, TX · PECOS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87082Ercoupe 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119772
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3939 66/11/30 NR.PECOS TEX ERCOUPE 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2005 N87082 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 31, 256 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 56 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PWR PLT-OIL FILLER CAP MISSING. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87082
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N87082Registration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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