- Date
- June 24, 1983, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Yulee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2045HErcoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830624026699A
- Case key
- 30902
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that during takeoff, the acft entered a 'right turn' after it had climbed appx 25 ft above the rwy. Reportedly, full control inputs to the left failed to correct the right bank. When the plt saw the acft heading for trees to the right, he closed the throttle. However, the acft collided with the trees. A post crash inspection of the flt controls revealed no evidence of a preimpact problem. The acft was estimated to be 67 lbs over its max allowable gross weight limit. The owner stated that the plt did not have permission to fly the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2045H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2668
- Airframe hours
- 1,470
- Engine
- Continental C-75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard S. Yates
- Registered owner
- David R. Mills
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 26, 1982 · 32 hours before
- Destination
- 55J · Fernandina Bch., FL
- Airport
- 62J · Flying A Ranch, runway 23, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 636 total · 9 in this make and model · 530 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 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.