# NTSB CHI76FEV63: Erco 415-C, N93403, Cisco, IL, September 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Cisco, IL · CISCO, IL
- Location: 40.0116° N, 88.7254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cisco, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0116&lon=-88.7254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3328   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93403-1977-05-19), registration cancelled 1977-05-19, S/N 726, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760905030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905030479A), Sep 5, 1976: Univar 415C, Cisco, IL, Substantial damage. Loss of gascolator quick drain plug. Lndd in a corn field.

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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