# NTSB CHI71FGG10: Erco 415-C, N94002, Findlay, OH, September 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1970
- Place: Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
- Location: 41.0474° N, 83.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0474&lon=-83.6381&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 June 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FGG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3633   70/9/5    FINDLAY,OHIO        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N94002              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIEBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FINDLAY,OHIO                LIMA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- OBSD IN STEEP,NOSE HI,CLIMB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94002](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94002), registered now, S/N 1325, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Priebe

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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