Ercoupe 415 accident near Gallatin, TN
On July 2, 2025, an Ercoupe 415 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gallatin, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 2, 2025
- Place
- Gallatin, TN
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.409°N, 86.516°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250702200451
NTSB summary
On July 2, 2025, about 1300 central daylight time, an Ercoupe 415-C, N93985, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Gallatin, Tennessee. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. According to the owner of the airplane, he purchased the airplane several weeks before the accident flight. He hired a pilot to fly the airplane from the Spirit of St Louis Airport (SUS), St. Louis, Missouri to his home airport, Western Carolina Regional Airport (RHP), Andrews, North Carolina. On the day of the accident flight, the pilot flew from SUS to Washington Regional Airport (FYG), Washington, Missouri to perform three touch and go landings since he did not have any experience in the make and model airplane. After the three landings, he flew to Hopkinsville-Christian County airport (HVC), Hopkinsville, Kentucky for fuel. The pilot topped off the fuel tanks, but the airplane’s engine would not start due to a dead battery. The pilot called the new owner and told him that the airplane had an electrical issue, and he did not feel comfortable flying over the mountains to RHP, so he was going to fly to Clevland Regional Jetport (RZR), Clevland, Tennessee, and drop the airplane off there. The pilot then had someone help hand prop the airplane to get the engine started. According to preliminary air traffic control communication data, the pilot contacted an air traffic controller about 20 minutes after taking off from HVC and told him that the engine was losing rpm and that he needed radar
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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.
