# NTSB CHI69F0150: Erco 415-CD, N3920H, Rio, WI, August 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1968
- Place: Rio, WI · RIO, WI
- Location: 43.4522° N, 89.2416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4522&lon=-89.2416&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 October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0150
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0150

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2744  68/8/11    RIO,WIS             ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N3920H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COWGILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WATER AND DIRT IN CARB. ACFT HAD BEEN IN STORAGE FOR ABOUT 10 YRS. FUEL TANKS HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3920H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3920H-2004-05-06), registration cancelled 2004-05-06, S/N 4621, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cowgill

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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