# Incident 20140829016729I: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D, Concord, CA, August 29, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2014, 17:33 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D (registry code 0420316, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140829016729I

## Narrative

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

ON 8/29/2014, N21JW PERFORMED AN OFF-FIELD LANDING 2 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE CONCORD AIRPORT IN CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PILOT. THE HEADER TANK WAS FOUND WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUEL IN IT TO RUN THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N21JW (1)

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

- [Incident 19940312008949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312008949I), Mar 12, 1994: Univar 415D (N21JW), Springfield, TN. Narrative: grady proctor departed Springfield, (M91) TN in an erco 4150, N21JW for a local flight. Inbound to Springfield airport the N21JW lost his engine.…

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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