- Date
- September 5, 1976
- Place
- Cisco, IL · CISCO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N93403Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760905030479A
- Case key
- 155641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3328 76/9/5 CISCO,IL ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 6464 TIME - 1730 N93403 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6253 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAMPAIGN,IL DECATUR,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN 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- LOSS OF GASCOLATOR QUICK DRAIN PLUG.LNDD IN A CORN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93403
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.