- Date
- July 25, 1987, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Galt, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2716HErcoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870725076569A
- Case key
- 25651
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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 the takeoff ground roll on a 2000 ft private runway, at the point to rotate, the plt applied back pressure, however, the aircraft did not respond. Aprx three quarters of the way down the rwy the plt realized that the acft was not lifting off and he reduced pwr and applied brakes. The acft did not stop in time before colliding with a building at the end of the rwy. Investigation of the acft engine and control systems revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2716H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3341
- Airframe hours
- 997
- Engine
- Continental C-75-12, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Faller, Otto J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 24, 1987
- Airport
- 9Q3 · Vetters, runway 27, 2,100 × ft, asphalt
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 950 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC, 30 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.