- Date
- August 13, 1988, 15:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N93437Ercoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880813032969A
- Case key
- 34630
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting to depart a 1600 ft sod runway, the PIC said he was unable to get airborne and elected to abort the takeoff. Unable to stop, he went through a fence, substantially damaging both wings. The plt recommended not trying to takeoff from a short field with a high density altitude prevailing. The density altitude was computed to be 3500 feet with an outside air temperature of 90 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93437
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 760
- Airframe hours
- 1,666
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Burns, George A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 23, 1988 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- 09M0
- Destination
- 2K2 · Ozark, MO
- Airport
- 09MO · Hogue Farm
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,029 total · 272 in this make and model · 902 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 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.