The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida
Location: Frostproof, FL
Accident Number: ERA21LA293
Date & Time: July 18, 2021, 10:55 Local
Registration: N3044H
Aircraft: Ercoupe 415-C
Injuries: 3 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Ercoupe
Registration: N3044H
Model/Series: 415-C
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KBOW,125 ft msl
Observation Time: 10:50 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 17 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 30°C /22°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 2500 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.2 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Frostproof, FL
Destination: Frostproof, FL
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 2 Minor
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 3 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 27.750054,-81.559071 (est)
"No rudder, no problem. World's safest airplane that steers just like a car and is spin proof*.
ReplyDelete*Certified as spin proof by the US Civil Aeronautics Administration"
^^1950s era advertisement in Flying Magazine.
They not only DO have a rudder. They have TWO of them.
DeleteFlown them. They have rudders coupled to ailerons, just no rudder pedals on some. Un-nerving to fly for a tail dragger pilot like myself.
ReplyDeleteSpin proof? Yeah, and the Titanic was unsinkable.
ReplyDeleteCan’t spin a Coupe with no rudder pedals. No way to cross control. All turns are perfectly coordinated.
DeleteYou can’t spin if you can’t cross control. No pedals = no cross control.
ReplyDeleteErcoupe owner. Either hitting something, loosing control on the ground, or too slow on approach. The Ercoupe won’t spin but will descend at like 1,000 ft/min in a mush. You can also land them at cruise speed because once down will not balloon.
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