# NTSB Accident CHI04CA175
> **Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C** · 2004-07-03 · Lake City, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04CA175
- **Event ID:** 20040809X01172
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-03
- **Location:** Lake City, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.320278, -85.17028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.)
- **Model:** 415C
- **Registration:** N2546H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot selecting the wrong runway for the wind conditions and his delay in executing an aborted takeoff resulting in the airplane running off the departure end of the runway and into a ditch.  The tailwind and the ditch were contributing factors.

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