- Date
- July 23, 1983, 20:30 local (Jul 24, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Melrose, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N99474Ercoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830723038769A
- Case key
- 30915
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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 took off on rwy 11 (elev 150 ft MSL) with a density alt of 1500 ft. he reported the wind was calm, but aprx 14 mi west at gainsville, FL, the 2052 EDT wind was from 250 deg at 9 KTS. During takeoff, the acft climbed aprx 75 ft, then settled into trees at the end of the rwy. The plt reported that the grass on the rwy was damp, the tires were 'soft' & the canopy was open. The passenger reported that the acft used more rwy than usual. No mechanical problems were reported. The investigator estimated that the takeoff gross wt was 1318 lbs. The max allowable gross wt was 1260 lbs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99474
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2097
- Airframe hours
- 1,127
- Engine
- Continental C-75-12, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jenett K. Baker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 13, 1982
- Destination
- 42J · Keystone Hgts., FL
- Airport
- 9FL · Sanders Ranch, runway 11, 300 × 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 29 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 14 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.