1946 Ercoupe crashed, pilot fatally injured

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1946 Ercoupe crashed, pilot fatally injured

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http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=78621
Date: 09-OCT-2010
Time: 2:30 pm LT
Type: ERCO Ercoupe 415-D
Operator: Timothy Blake, regd. owner
Registration: N89331
C/n / msn: 3269

Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location: Near Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport (KLZU), Georgia - United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature: Private
Departure airport: KLZU
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff while making a turn. Witnesses report hearing the engine sputter. The pilot was hospitalized with critical injuries.
http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/pilot- ... 71675.html

http://www.ajc.com/video?bcpid=97471435 ... 0381633001 has some photos.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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