FTW67F0304

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-C · Fort Worth, TX · November 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 19, 1966
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N93884Ercoupe 415-C
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120173

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3567  66/11/19 NR.FORT WORTH TEX     ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1355                    N93884              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 9000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PYLON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- SELF-LUBRICATING BEARING SEIZED IN BELLCRANK-RUDDER CONTROL ASSEMBLY.NO LUBRICATION REQUIREMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N93884
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pylon