# NTSB CHI71FBQ23: Erco 415-C, N3607H, Loda, IL, October 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1970
- Place: Loda, IL · LODA, IL
- Location: 40.5149° N, 88.0762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loda, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5149&lon=-88.0762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3607H-2008-12-17), registration cancelled 2008-12-17, S/N 4232, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bales Lake Rla

## Other investigations on N3607H (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI96LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA311), Aug 21, 1996: Ercoupe 415-C (N3607H), Cambridge, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the downdraft reported by the pilot.

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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