# NTSB investigations: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C: Loss of control - in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB MIA07CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA128.md): Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Valkaria, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2007 · N87026 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the runway.
- [NTSB SEA91LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA211.md): Ercoupe 415C · Anaconda, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1991 · N2069H · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent stall during initial climb. The high density altitude and a premature liftoff by the pilot were factors.
- [NTSB DEN89LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA151.md): Ercoupe 415C · Ennis, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1989 · N3246H · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB NYC88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA197.md): Erco 415C · W. Bloomfield, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1988 · N94011 · Destroyed
  > Shorlty after takeoff at about 150 feet a.g.l., the pilot lost control of the airplane and crashed in a corn field about 0.5 mile from airport. A passenger reported that they encountered a wind gust and the pilot was unable to control the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI84LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA206.md): Ercoupe 415C · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1984 · N93939 · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, he was making a hi speed taxi check when the acft lifted off to about 5 ft AGL. After lift-off, the acft began to go to the left. When the plt applied right rudder, the plane veered further left & crashed in an onion field. An exam of…
- [NTSB MIA83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA166.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Yulee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1983 · N2045H · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that during takeoff, the acft entered a 'right turn' after it had climbed appx 25 ft above the rwy. Reportedly, full control inputs to the left failed to correct the right bank. When the plt saw the acft heading for trees to the right, he…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0420312')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0420312&occurrence=250

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