# NTSB SEA82DA157: Ercoupe 415C, N2932H, Kingston, WA, September 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 7, 1982, 16:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place: Kingston, WA
- Coordinates: 47.810905, -122.529235 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8109&lon=-122.5292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71274/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA157

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - temperature extremes (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
- Nose over, takeoff

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2932H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2932H-2012-04-26), registration cancelled 2012-04-26, S/N 3557, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3557
- Airframe hours: 2828
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820907044239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820907044239A), Sep 7, 1982: Univar 415C, Kingston, WA, Destroyed. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft crashed into trees off end of runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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