# NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C, OK

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 CEN21LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA047.md): Ercoupe 415 · Ardmore, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 7, 2020 · N331BW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to takeoff with 3 persons in a 2-place airplane and over maximum gross weight, and his failure to apply carburetor heat when the airplane’s engine experienced carburetor ice and a partial loss of power.
- [NTSB CEN14LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA199.md): Ercoupe 415 C · Cookson, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 2014 · N2788H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly secure the primer, which resulted in the loss of engine power during takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW02LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA160.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Hinton, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N99044 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to a fuel cap leak. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW83LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA206.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Prague, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1983 · N87131 · Substantial damage
  > After purchasing the acft, the new owner (a student plt) had asked his uncle (reportedly an experienced plt) to fly his acft home. During the flt, the eng lost power shortly after the plt leveled off at 4000 ft MSL (aprx 3000 ft AGL). There was no suitable…
- [NTSB FTW79FPM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM17.md): Erco 415-C · Atoka, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1979 · N99813 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM12.md): Erco 415-CD · Grove, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1979 · N3224H · No damage
- [NTSB FTW78FPJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ22.md): Erco 415-C · El Reno, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 23, 1978 · N93837 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPJ02.md): Erco 415-C · Chattanooga, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 28, 1976 · N93786 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW74AF010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF010.md): Erco 415-C · Page, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1973 · N93394 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FPM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPM09.md): Erco 415-C · Tulsa, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 12, 1971 · N99252 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70D0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0120.md): Erco 415C · Sweetwater, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1969 · N94343 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0383.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Jenks, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 23, 1969 · N2208H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0481.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Lahoma, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1965 · N93605 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0205.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Garber, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 16, 1965 · N99252 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3750](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3750.md): Ercoupe 415C · Eufaula, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 3, 1964 · N3206H · 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" = 'OK' 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 ('0420322'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0420322&state=OK

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