# NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C, 1992

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 CHI93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA005.md): Univair 415C · Waukesha, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1992 · N99256 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate remedial actions and his misjudged emergency procedure (approach to landing).
- [NTSB LAX92LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA335.md): Ercoupe 415C · Dunsmuir, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1992 · N99585 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to perform any preflight planning or preparation and selected the wrong runway. Factors relating to this accident was the existing tailwind, high density altitude.
- [NTSB LAX92LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA272.md): Ercoupe 415C · Santa Clarita, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1992 · N3165H · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation caused by the inflight separation of the fuel gascolator bowl due to improper component installation.
- [NTSB BFO92LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA067.md): Ercoupe 415C · Vine Grove, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1992 · N93426 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were wind gusts and the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind.
- [NTSB FTW92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA083.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Whitehouse, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1992 · N94063 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the engine power loss due to fuel contamination with water. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1992
  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&year=1992

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