N3884H – ERCOUPE 415 – 2016-08-09 NTSB Accident Report

On August 09, 2016, a Ercoupe 415 (N3884H) was involved in an incident near Eminence, IN. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path during the landing approach and his failure to use available engine power to arrest the descent, resulting in an undershoot and collision with terrain.

The private rated pilot reported that he flew a normal traffic pattern to the grass strip airport. During the final landing approach, he was lined up with the runway but a little bit low for the approach. He stated that he knew he was low and for an unknown reason he did not advance the throttle to arrest the airplane's descent. This resulted in the airplane's landing gear contacting the bean field. When the gear contacted the beans, the airplane nosed down into the ground and was damaged. The airplane came to rest on the end of the grass runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The pilot was not injured.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN16CA317. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N3884H.