# Accident 20171006014359A: Ercoupe 415-C, Centre Hall, PA, October 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2017, 14:15 local time
- Place: Centre Hall, PA
- Airport: Penns Cave
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8903° N, 77.6022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8903&lon=-77.6022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3538H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3538H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171006014359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOW ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF RWY 25 (N74) AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  PILOT ELECTED A FORCED LANDING IN PASTURE APPROXIMATELY .40 MILE FROM AIRPORT.

AIRCRAFT  NOSE GEAR DAMAGED (COLLASPED) DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, WITH LEFT AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGES DAMAGED BY IMPACT WITH FENCE POSTS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED. NO INJURIES TO 1 POB SUSTAINED.

## 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 ERA18LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA007), Oct 6, 2017: Ercoupe 415 (N3538H), Centre Hall, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve being stuck.

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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