# NTSB Accident CHI90LA057
> **Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-CD** · 1989-12-29 · LIZTON, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90LA057
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29941
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-12-29
- **Location:** LIZTON, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.880264, -86.540626
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.)
- **Model:** 415-CD
- **Registration:** N3871H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS OF THE PILOT, TERRAIN CONDITION AND FENCE ON OR NEAR THE AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN AIRSPEED.

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