- Date
- September 7, 1982, 16:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kingston, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2932HErcoupe 415C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820907044239A
- Case key
- 71274
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
Pilot thought he could not clear power lines and trees after takeoff so he aborted takeoff & slid 250 ft off the runway, nosing over. The pilot mentioned that it was hot & there was a slight tailwind. This was the first time the pilot has used the airstrip.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2932H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3557
- Airframe hours
- 2,828
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Delmar E. Clifton
- Registered owner
- Delmar E. Clifton
- Departed
- S42 · Silverdale, WA
- Destination
- Thompson Field
- Airport
- Thompson Field, runway 17, 2,000 × 0 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--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 813 total · 692 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.