# NTSB ANC73FAA14: Ercoupe 415D, N94624, Fairbanks, AK, October 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1972
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73FAA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2738  72/10/13   FAIRBANKS,ALAS      ERCOUPE 415D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N94624              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BLAIR LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              NORTH POLE AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94624](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94624-1974-09-27), registration cancelled 1974-09-27, S/N 4725 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415D
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport:  Blair Lakes

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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