# NTSB Accident CHI04LA008
> **Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-D** · 2003-10-10 · Harvard, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04LA008
- **Event ID:** 20031015X01728
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-10
- **Location:** Harvard, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.404167, -88.633613
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.)
- **Model:** 415-D
- **Registration:** N3848H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot misjudged his altitude and distance from the approach end of the airstrip, along with his decision to land at an unlit airstrip at night.  Factors involved in the accident were the the night lighting conditions, the unlit airstrip, and the corn crop which the airplane contacted.

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