ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372887
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| Date: | Saturday 13 June 1987 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: | Ercoupe (eng |
| Owner/operator: | William Burchfield |
| Registration: | N94383 |
| MSN: | 1606 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1516 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-75-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Quakertown, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST ON THE APPROACH. HE REDUCED PWR INITIALLY TO INCREASE RATE OF DESCENT. AS HE APCHED TREES, HE APPLIED POWER TO STOP THE DESCENT, BUT COLLIDED WITH THE TOPS OF THE TREES. THE ACFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 30 DEGREES AND TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC87LA177
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 07:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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