- Date
- November 28, 1976
- Place
- Chattanooga, OK · CHATTANOOGA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N93786Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761128037879A
- Case key
- 156309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3534 76/11/28 CHATTANOOGA,OK ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 135 TIME - 1145 N93786 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATTANOOGA,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT 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 - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L AIL CTL CABLE FAILED AT CTL QUADRANT. 43 HRS SINCE LAST INSPECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93786
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N93786Registration cancelled Apr 16, 2003 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.