# Incident 20180727018119I: Ercoupe 415-D, Chicago, IL, July 27, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99055) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180727018119I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SCHAUMBERG AIRPORT (06C) VFR ENROUTE ALONG THE CHICAGO SHORELINE. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND THAT IT WAS UNRESPONSIVE.  THE PILOT DECLARED A MAYDAY AND LANDED SOUTH ON THE SOUTH BOUND LANE OF LAKE SHORE DRIVE WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY OR INJURY.

## Other reports on N99055 (2)

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

- [Incident 20130905016289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130905016289I), Sep 5, 2013: Ercoupe 415-D (N99055), Seville, OH, Minor damage. At around 0950 local time, while practicing slow flight manuevers, the pilots experienced and unexpected (zero) throttle response when trying to increase…
- [Incident 19810110007439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110007439I), Jan 10, 1981: Univar 415* (N99055), Knightsville, IN. In cruise engine backfire and power loss. Made emergency landing. Found water in main tank and fuel filter.

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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