- Date
- September 20, 1987, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3815HErcoupe 415-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870920053479A
- Case key
- 22279
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Low pass - performedFactor
Pull-up - initiatedFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Just prior to the acdnt, witnesses observed the acft flying at low alt over a creek. They rprtd the acft went into a steep climbing left turn from about 40 to 75 ft AGL, then it entered a steep descent & crashed in the creek. No eng problems or changes in the eng sound were noted before impact & no preimpact mechanical problem was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3815H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4516
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bryan J. Prejean
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BTR · Baton Rouge, LA
- Destination
- BTR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 340 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTR, 19 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.