# Accident 20171120019559A: Ercoupe 415-CD, Elizibeth, CO, November 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: Elizibeth, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5658° N, 104.6578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5658&lon=-104.6578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3067H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3067H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-CD (registry code 0420324, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-CD
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171120019559A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 20, 2017 DURING VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 7,500 MSL. THE ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT LANDED ON A COUNTY ROAD NEAR ELIZIBETH, CO.  THE PILOT VEERED AIRCRAFT RIGHT THROUGH A FENCE AND ENDED APPROXIMATELY 100' AWAY FROM THE ROAD IN A FIELD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  NO PAX ON BOARD.

## 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 CEN18LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA034), Nov 20, 2017: Ercoupe 415 CD (N3067H), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine-driven fuel pump and the pilot's failure to identify the pump's failure, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on a road,…

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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