# NTSB Accident CEN21LA047
> **ERCOUPE 415** · 2020-11-07 · Ardmore, OK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA047
- **Event ID:** 20201109102256
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-11-07
- **Location:** Ardmore, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.127751, -97.063227
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ERCOUPE
- **Model:** 415
- **Registration:** N331BW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to takeoff with 3 persons in a 2-place airplane and over maximum gross weight, and his failure to apply carburetor heat when the airplane’s engine experienced carburetor ice and a partial loss of power.

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