Aviation Accident Summary FTW89DPJ02

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA

Aircraft #1

N99636

Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C

Analysis

DURING FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO GO INTO A STEEP BANKED SPIRAL FROM WHICH IT DID NOT RECOVER. IT STRUCK A TWO-CAR DETACHED GARAGE AND THEN THE GROUND. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FABRIC OF BOTH WINGS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY, AND PART OF THE FABRIC ON THE LEFT WING HAD COME LOOSE IN FLIGHT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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