# Accident 20180624008499A: Ercoupe 415-D, Monmouth, IL, June 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2018, 11:10 local time
- Place: Monmouth, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9386° N, 90.6231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9386&lon=-90.6231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94070, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94070-2021-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 360 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180624008499A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 24, 2018 AROUND 1115 LOCAL TIME N94070 IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF MONMOUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C66).  ACCORDING TO TWO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE DID NOT SOUND NORMAL AND WAS SPUTTERING AND BACKFIRING.  THE WITNESSES LIVE ABOUT HALF A MILE NORTH OF C66 AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUNDS.  THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW ABOUT 30 FEET OVER THEIR HOUSE HEADING WESTBOUND AND MADE A STEEP BANKED TURN TO THE SOUTH BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA ON THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY.  AFTER THE IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 CEN18FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA235), Jun 24, 2018: Ercoupe 415 D (N94070), Monmouth, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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