NTSB MIA87LA095 — 1987-02-26 · CLEARWATER, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N93977

Make / Model: ERCOUPE 415-C
Year of manufacture: 1946 · 41 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19550912
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD0A85

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N93977 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C None

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE THROTTLE AND LAND BUT THE THROTTLE CONTROL DID NOT REDUCE THE POWER. HE THEN LANDED AND ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT IT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE THROTTLE CONTROLS REVEALED THAT THEY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE THROTTLE CONTROL IS 2 INCHES FROM THE TRIM CONTROL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEY LOOK AND THE FEEL SIMILIAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA095.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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