# NTSB CHI69F0017: Ercoupe 415-C, N3253H, Lafayette, IN, June 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1968
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1809   68/6/2    LAFAYETTE,IND       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 711
        TIME - 1200                    N3253H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- FOREIGN PIECE OF MATERIAL BETWEEN PHENOLIC DISC AND SEAT OF INLET CHECK VALVE OF FUEL PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3253H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253H-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 3878, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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