Accident · 1992-05-17

NTSB case BFO92LA067 · Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-05-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C (N93426)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: JOHN ANDERSON Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JOHN ANDERSON

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE WIND GUSTS AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND.

Source: NTSB case BFO92LA067

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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