- Date
- June 23, 1986, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Planada, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3220HErcoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860623026449A
- Case key
- 25194
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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
The plt reported the eng coughed during cruise flt at an alt of 2000 ft AGL. He applied carburetor heat and the eng coughed again and lost power. The plt made a forced landing in a plowed field. The landing gear dug into the terrain and the acft nosed over. Post accident inspection of the acft and eng failed to disclose any failure/malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3220H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3845
- Airframe hours
- 2,304
- Engine
- Continental C-75-12, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- William Buie
- Registered owner
- Shelly Cecil W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 061 · Cameron Park, CA
- Destination
- CGZ · Casa Grande, AZ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,042 total · 25 in this make and model · 993 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCE, 10 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.