- Date
- December 21, 1988, 14:48 local (20:48 UTC)
- Place
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N99636Ercoupe 415C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881221055419A
- Case key
- 22696
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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
During flight, the airplane appeared to go into a steep banked spiral from which it did not recover. It struck a two-car detached garage and then the ground. Inspection revealed that the fabric of both wings had been installed improperly, and part of the fabric on the left wing had come loose in flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99636
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2259
- Airframe hours
- 2,088
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kautz, James P.
- Registered owner
- Harvey L Kautz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 2DT · Oklahoma City, OK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 350 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OKC, 8 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.
Other investigations on N99636 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.