Accident: Ercoupe 415
Sep 13, 2023 · Fitzgerald, GA
NTSB numberERA23FA370Event id20230913193060
- 1
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to perform pre-takeoff engine runup and carburetor heat check procedures, which resulted in rotation with inadequate climb performance, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall or mush shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415
- Registration
- N2796H
- Year built
- 1946
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Henry Tift Myers Airport (TMA)21 nm (40 km) south-west
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