# NTSB investigations: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C: Loss of engine power

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 NYC05LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA084.md): Ercoupe 415C · Saluda, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 2005 · N2406H · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to an unsecured mixture control cable, which was not properly secured by maintenance personnel during a recent annual inspection. Also causal was the airplane owner's continued operation of the airplane with known deficiencies.
- [NTSB FTW97LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA240.md): Ercoupe Ercoupe 415-C · Ardmore, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1997 · N2308H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line. Factors were his improper decision to continue the flight after he noted a loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb and the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB DEN93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA106.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Palisade, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1993 · N522BK · Substantial damage
  > Partial power loss during approach for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA82DA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA171.md): Engineering & Research 415-C · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 16, 1982 · N99987 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that after he took off on runway 35R, he turned out to the northeast. He reported that when he reached 900 ft, the engine stalled and restarted. He notified the tower and was cleared to land on runway 09. A witness reported observing the…

## 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" = 350))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0420312&occurrence=350

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