# Incident 20110901020069I: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, Acton, CA, September 1, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2011, 13:14 local time
- Place: Acton, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4700° N, 118.1967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4700&lon=-118.1967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2581H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110901020069I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROBERT DEPARTED WJF TO LGB IN N2851H. WHILE CLIMBING AT 43OO FEET OVER ACTON, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ROBERT MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING SOUTH ON SIERRA HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING FUEL TANK HAD FULL FUEL. THE FUSELAGE TANK WAS EMPTY. THERE WAS PRESENCE OF FUEL AT THE FUEL DRAIN BEFORE THE CARBURETER. ROBERT STATED THAT 16 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS PUT IN THE WING TANKS. ROBERT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATAION OF AN ENGINE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE ENGINE QUITING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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