# NTSB BFO86LA034: Ercoupe 415-C, N2349H, Concord, VA, June 8, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1986, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Concord, VA
- Coordinates: 37.349525, -78.979957 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3495&lon=-78.9800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO86LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11250/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA034

## Analysis

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR DURING CRUISE. A FORCED LDG WAS MADE ON A HWY AND THE ACFT STRUCK A ROAD SIGN. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT ENGINE REVEALED AN INOPERATIVE ENGINE FUEL PUMP.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,pump - contamination (contributing factor)
  - fuel system,pump - water (contributing factor)
  - fuel system,pump - inoperative (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2349H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2349H-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 2974, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2974
- Airframe hours: 1536
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bobby G. Mathena
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 4, 1985
- Departed: PTB, PETERSBURG, VA
- Destination: OV4, BROOKNEAL, VA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,380 total, 22 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LYH, 6 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860608021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608021969A), Jun 8, 1986: Univar 415C, Concord, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Landed on highway. Struck a sign. Cause inoperative engine driven fuel pump.

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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