MIA83LA118

1983-04-05 · PEMPBROKE PINES, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

N2175H Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) G None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL STRAINER WAS FULL OF WATER AND THAT THE CARBURETOR BOWL CONTAINED ONE OR TWO OUNCES OF WATER. DRAINING OF THIS WATER ALLOWED PROPER OPERATION OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE BELOW 1200-1500 RPM DUE TO DIRTY JETS IN THE CARBURETOR. THIS PROBLEM HAD EXISTED BEFORE AND WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE ACFT IS BASED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83LA118.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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