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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ercoupe 415-C · Germantown, NY · November 4, 2009

Date
November 4, 2009 · 14:43 local
Place
Germantown, NY
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93659
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA049
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Reported engine
Continental A&C75 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
423 total2 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After takeoff, and while in cruise flight, the pilot noticed that the "header" tank failed to fill, resulting in full starvation of the enigne and loss of power.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF, AND WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE "HEADER" TANK FAILED TO FILL, RESULTING IN FULL STARVATION OF THE ENIGNE AND LOSS OF POWER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N93659 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.