Accident: Ercoupe 415
May 15, 2020 · Rogersville, TN
NTSB numberERA20LA183Event id20200515X53234
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath on approach, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of an impairing medication.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415
- Registration
- N3956H
- Year built
- 1947
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Greeneville Municipal Airport (GCY)16 nm (30 km) south
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