ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178665
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 2015 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415-C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N93606 |
| MSN: | 929 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1474 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-75-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairmont Municipal Airport (4G7), Fairmont, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairmont, WV (4G7) |
| Fairmont, WV (4G7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, shortly after takeoff he noticed that there was no movement on the header tank fuel float gauge. He went on to say that the fuel float gauge then started to move "down quickly", and since he still had the airport insight, he decided to turn back and conduct a precautionary landing. As he approached for landing he "raised" the nose of the airplane to slow down; but became "too low and too slow" and the airplane collided with a road adjacent to the airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. Examination of the fuel float gauge by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any anomalies. In addition, the pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the wing's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=93606
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 October 2012 | N93606 | 0 | Parkersburg, West Virginia | |
sub | |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2015 03:44 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Aug-2015 03:50 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 17-Aug-2015 21:19 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Oct-2017 07:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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