Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C accident near Stafford, KS
On November 18, 1995, an Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stafford, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 18, 1995
- Place
- Stafford, KS
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.961°N, 98.589°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04820
NTSB summary
History of Flight On November 17, 1995, at 1802 central standard time (CST), an Ercoupe 415-C, N93726, was destroyed when it impacted power lines one half mile south of the Stafford Municipal Airport, Stafford, Kansas. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The local 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed from the Stafford Airport on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. There were no eyewitnesses to the airplane crash. It was not determined when the airplane departed Stafford Airport. A witness reported seeing the airplane flying near his home at about 1720 to 1730 CST. He reported that the airplane was not going very fast and was about 500 feet above ground level. It was almost dark and he could see the wing lights on the aircraft. The witness reported that the weather was clear with no overcast or wind. He reported that he did not hear any change to the engine or propeller noise. The witness reported that at 1802 CST the electric power to his house went out. He walked out to the road and saw the airplane burning at the crash site. A volunteer EMT who worked as a lineman for a local power company reported that at about 1800 CST the city of Stafford, Kansas, had a power failure. The volunteer emergency ambulance was dispatched soon afterward for a reported airplane accident 1/2 mile south of the Stafford Airport. The witness reported that when the EMT crew arrived at the site, they observed the field and aircraft on fire. He reported that two transmission power lines had been severed and were
Probable cause
the pilot misjudged his distance and altitude and flew into transmission wires. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent night flying experience.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
