# NTSB CHI77FET25: Erco 415-C, N94074, Edwardsburg, MI, July 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1977
- Place: Edwardsburg, MI · EDWARDSBURG, MI
- Location: 41.7954° N, 86.0835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwardsburg, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7954&lon=-86.0835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FET25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2242  77/7/18    EDWARDSBURG,MI      ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 784
        TIME - 1930                    N94074              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NILES,MI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SAND AND WATER FOUND IN CARB AND FUEL PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94074](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94074-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 1397 (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 19770718020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770718020069A), Jul 18, 1977: Univar 415C, Edwardsburg, MI, Substantial damage. Sand and water found in carb and fuel pump.

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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