SERS · Ercoupe 415 · 2019-09-10 · Maricopa, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR19LA253
Event ID
20190910X53248
Type
Accident
Date
2019-09-10
Location
Maricopa, AZ, USA
Coordinates
32.990554, -111.917221
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Ercoupe
Model
415
Registration
N3816H
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to prevent the student pilot from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to make a positive transfer of airplane control when the flight instructor directed him to do so.