# NTSB investigations: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, MI

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 CEN09LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA291.md): Univair Ercoupe · Brighton, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 2009 · N99811 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to initiate a go-around.
- [NTSB CHI07CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA110.md): Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Brighton, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 21, 2007 · N99811 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain proper glidepath to the runway. Contributing factors to the accident included the passenger vehicle, the rising embankment, and the airport perimeter fence.
- [NTSB CHI06LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA281.md): Univar Ercoupe · Howell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 2006 · N99811 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare and lack of total experience.
- [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 CHI85FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA059.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Wixom, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1984 · N2047H · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with power lines while on final approach for a landing. The passenger related that the sun was very low on the horizon, and while looking toward the sun & haze, the visibility was limited. As the acft turned on final approach, a large flock…
- [NTSB CHI79FEM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM30.md): Erco 415-C · Woodland, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1979 · N2748H · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI77FEC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC42.md): Erco 415-C · Unionville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 28, 1977 · N99014 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75DEM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM16.md): Erco 415-C · Plainwell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 11, 1974 · N2372H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0409.md): Erco 415-C · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 18, 1967 · N94327 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0327.md): Erco 415-C · New Hudson, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 5, 1967 · N99008 · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0420312'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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