Accident: Ercoupe 415
Sep 10, 2019 · Maricopa, AZ
NTSB numberWPR19LA253Event id20190910X53248
- 0
- Fatalities
- 2
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to prevent the student pilot from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to make a positive transfer of airplane control when the flight instructor directed him to do so.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415
- Registration
- N3816H
- Year built
- 1947
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Abrupt maneuver
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ)8 nm (15 km) east
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