# Accident 20190622007769A: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, Smithfield, RI, June 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2019, 09:51 local time
- Place: Smithfield, RI
- Airport: North Central State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9131° N, 71.4853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9131&lon=-71.4853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415WP-2020-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (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-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190622007769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORTH CENTRAL STATE AIRPORT(SFZ) ENROUTE TO SOUTHBRIDGE AIRPORT(3BO). PILOT SMELLED OIL SMOKE, RETURNED TO SFZ. ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR SFZ, ON FINAL, LOST ENGINE POWER. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN POND 300 FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 33 SFZ.

## 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 CEN19LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA213), Jun 22, 2019: Ercoupe 415 (N415WP), Smithfield, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat on approach in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing to a pond.

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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