# Accident 20230722013249A: Ercoupe 415-D, Waupon, WI, July 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2023, 19:30 local time
- Place: Waupon, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6960° N, 88.7580° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6960&lon=-88.7580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415JC) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,395 total, 1,326 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230722013249A

## Narrative

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

1745 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), DEPARTED KCID FOR KOSH. AT 1932 CST, THE PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER AND PERFORMED AN OFF FIELD LANDING.

## 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 CEN23LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA322), Jul 23, 2023: Ercoupe 415-D (N415JC), Waupun, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off without correcting a misinstalled fuel cap, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by improper venting of the fuel system.

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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