Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D accident near Lawrenceville, GA
On October 9, 2010, an Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 9, 2010
- Place
- Lawrenceville, GA
- Aircraft
- Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.978°N, 83.962°W
- NTSB ID
- 20101010X02154
Official records · ERA11LA014
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 9, 2010, at 1407 eastern daylight time, an Engineering and Research Corporation, Ercoupe 415-D, N89331, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (LZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, witnesses reported that the airplane departed runway 25 at LZU, and sounded like it was "not producing full power." The airplane "oscillated" then banked left and struck a road with the left wing down. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for single-engine and multiengine land. His most recent third-class FAA medical certificate was issued on August 20, 2009. At that time, he reported 825 hours of total flight experience. Examination of the pilot's logbook revealed entries from October 14, 2005 to October 6, 2010. As of the final entry, the pilot had accumulated 839 hours of total flight experience. According to the logbook, he accumulated 10.6 hours of total flight experience in the year prior to the accident, and 9.3 hours in the previous 30 days. Only one flight in the accident airplane was noted, which took place on October 3, 2010 (a 30 minute flight). AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was manufactured in 1946, the pilot purchased the airplane in June 2000, and it receiv
Probable cause
Inadequate maintenance performed on the airplane, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the corrosion within the carburetor.
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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.
