# NTSB investigations: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

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 NYC00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA087.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Rome, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2000 · N3719H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently selecting the mixture control to off, resulting in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI94LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA103.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Frankfort, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1994 · N2965H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to maintain adequate airspeed. A factor was fuel contamination resulting in total loss of engine power on takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI91LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA214.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Sparta, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1991 · N87169 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight by the pilot and the pilot's failure to reach a proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB CHI90LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA243.md): Ercoupe Ercoupe 415-C · Hamburg, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1990 · N2977H · Substantial damage
  > Powerplant failure due to foreign object in the carburetor resulting in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB MKC90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA109.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Searcy, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1990 · N2628H · Substantial damage
  > Pilot impairment from consumption of alcohol, inadequate preflight by the pilot, and fuel contamination with water and dirt (mud) in the system.
- [NTSB LAX88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA151.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1988 · N99373 · Substantial damage
  > During a local flight in the pattern, the engine experienced a loss of power and a forced landing was made short of the runway. Inspection of the engine revealed that water was in the fuel pump bowl and rust was present on the cylinders.

## 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" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0420312&occurrence=353

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