# Accident 20140120000199A: Ercoupe 415-C, Poulsbo, WA, January 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2014, 15:45 local time
- Place: Poulsbo, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7472° N, 122.6050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7472&lon=-122.6050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2076H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2076H-2014-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140120000199A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 20, 2014, APPROX. 1545 PST, ERCOUPE MODEL 415C, REGISTRATION NUMBER N2076H, DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES,EXPERIENCED A FORCE LANDING INTO A CLEAR CUT IN THE FOREST.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA100), Jan 20, 2014: Ercoupe 415 C (N2076H), Poulsbo, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to confirm that the engine oil filler cap was secured before flight, which resulted in oil exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power during cruise flight.

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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