- Date
- June 13, 1987, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Quakertown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N94383Ercoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870613022359A
- Case key
- 30674
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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 pilot came in high and fast on the approach. He reduced pwr initially to increase rate of descent. As he apched trees, he applied power to stop the descent, but collided with the tops of the trees. The acft yawed to the right about 30 degrees and touched down short of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94383
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1606
- Airframe hours
- 1,516
- Engine
- Continental C-75-12, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Burchfield
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 22, 1985 · 11 hours before
- Airport
- UKT · Quakertown, runway 29, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 792 total · 9 in this make and model · 554 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N94383 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.