- Date
- September 4, 1986, 21:30 local (Sep 5, 1986, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99313Ercoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40304
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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 plt reported he was climbing after a touch and go, during the climb the 'blown fuse' light came on for the generator. After replacing the fuse sparks started coming from behind the instrument panel. Smoke filled the cockpit as the plt tried to smother the flames. A 180 degree turn was initiated for a return to Auburn. A successful emergency landing was made. The plt exited the acft and ran to a telephone to call the fire department who got there in about 15 minutes. Subsequent investigation disclosed the fire started near the ammeter fuse case.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99313
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1936
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel L. Dotson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 7, 1986
- Airport
- S50 · Auburn Municipal, runway 34, 3,400 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 93 in this make and model · 88 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFI, 10 nm away