- Date
- June 19, 1988, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Florence, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94045Ercoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880619027349A
- Case key
- 34590
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a personal flight, PIC said he began to lose engine power. He elected to make a precautionary ldg in a farm field, and during the roll out, the nose wheel struck a ditch. Post flt examination failed to reveal any cause for the partial power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94045
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1368
- Airframe hours
- 1,158
- Engine
- Continental C-75-12, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Drury, John J.
- Registered owner
- John J Drury
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 26, 1987
- Departed
- DMO · Sedalia, MO
- Destination
- DMO
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 153 total · 46 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.