- Date
- August 9, 1987, 09:11 local (13:11 UTC)
- Place
- York, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99236Ercoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870809082509A
- Case key
- 30713
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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 Ercoupe model 415 experienced a loss of power in flight. The pilot made a forced landing in a field. He went under some power lines, however, he could not avoid the telephone lines and went through them. The pilot received serious injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage. The cause of the power loss was traced to a broken no. 3 connecting rod in the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99236
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1859
- Airframe hours
- 2,485
- Engine
- Continental C85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Summers
- Registered owner
- Richard L Summers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1987
- Departed
- THV · York, PA
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 300 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °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 N99236 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.