- Date
- October 26, 1970
- Place
- Loda, IL · LODA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3607HErco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158972
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4109 70/10/26 LODA,ILL ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 71, 726 TIME - 1300 N3607H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BALES LAKE RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LODA,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TOP SPARK PLUG,NR 1 CYL,CAME LOOSE. LND IN SOY BEAN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3607H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bales Lake Rla
N3607HRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2008 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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Other investigations on N3607H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.