# NTSB Accident ERA12LA077
> **ERCOUPE 415-C** · 2011-11-19 · Mulberry, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA077
- **Event ID:** 20111121X82500
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-11-19
- **Location:** Mulberry, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.926111, -82.03778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ERCOUPE
- **Model:** 415-C
- **Registration:** N99168
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after recognizing the airplane’s poor performance during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the passenger’s injuries was the pilot’s failure to provide a briefing on the use of the lapbelt, which delayed the passenger’s exit from the wreckage.

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