# NTSB Accident SEA92LA039
> **Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C** · 1992-01-14 · HANSVILLE, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA92LA039
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14051
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-01-14
- **Location:** HANSVILLE, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.910087, -122.570571
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.)
- **Model:** 415-C
- **Registration:** N86964
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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