# NTSB Accident SEA00LA175
> **Ercoupe 415-C** · 2000-09-03 · WAPATO, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA175
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22069
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-03
- **Location:** WAPATO, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.44976, -120.509124
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ercoupe
- **Model:** 415-C
- **Registration:** N87351
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees off the approach end of the runway, and his delay of the remedial action that would have allowed him to clear the trees. Factors include the pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, trees off the approach end of the runway, and a downdraft in the vicinity of the approach path.

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