Thanks Wayne. How could the NTSB have left out all that information?? RF
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wayne Woollard Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 5:12 AM To: [email protected]; Daniel Arditi Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Ercoupe goes down Now let's wait a minute here! This accident caused a great deal of grief to Ercoupe owners, and many of the facts have been left out of the NTSB published accident cause. First of all, the accident aircraft had hidden damage of which the aircraft owner was aware. There were multiple, I repeat, multiple flights with aerobatics such as rolls and loops included. Both the passenger and the Pilot were extremely heavy. It is noted in the accident report that the crack on the main spar began ate a point where someone drilled and tapped two adjacent 6X32 holes. The date of the accident is March 9, 2004 in Oakdale, California. This is the only Ercoupe accident that the NTSB ever concluded was caused by corrosion caused spar failure, and none of the above mentioned items. Wayne Woollard
