Yes that's a fact of life, although some policies will cover removal from an off-airport landing. In a catastrophic engine failure such as a thrown rod or popped cylinder, one needs to figure out at what point in your descent the insurance company owns the plane. In an Ercoupe it's a tough one to walk away from, in a Bonanza there would be more than $50K in damage with light a gear up and one wouldn't hurt even a fingernail.
----- Original Message ----- From: Mark H. To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 11:02 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Re; Field Approval 337's I know of one guy that got stiffed by the insurance co. It wasn't do to a mod though. He was flying an arrow and blew a jug off. He landed it on a golf course with no other damage. They said they don't cover engine failures. And told him he did too good a job. If he would have crashed it they would have had to pay off. So he got stuck paying for everything. And the dissassembly and trasport back to the airport. --- In [email protected], "Al Demarzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This comes up on the Beech list occasionally where there are all types of professionals, including those in various sections of aviation insurance, so I'll ask this question. > > Does anyone have actual facts of where an insurance claim was denied because of what you boys are saying? Not just "I heard - - - - " or "I knew a guy who - - - -". A real life actual saw-it-yourself denial? > > If one exists, I'd like to see it and I'll surely pass it along to those insurance people I banter with. > > Al DeMarzo > Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page > Free, Easy and No Membership Required > http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm > > > > > >
