# NTSB CHI79FEE04: Erco 415-D, N99698, Savanna, IL, October 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Savanna, IL · SAVANNA, IL
- Location: 42.0939° N, 90.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savanna, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0939&lon=-90.1388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3535  78/10/15   SAVANNA,IL          ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 306
        TIME - 1905                    N99698              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK FALLS,IL               LACROSSE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- #2 CYL FOUND BURNT & BEING HELD OPEN BY BITS OF CARBON DEPOSITS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99698](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99698), registered now, S/N 2321, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420316) (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

## 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 19781015032179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032179A), Oct 15, 1978: Univar 415D, Savanna, IL, Substantial damage. #2 Cyl found burnt & being held open by bits of carbon deposits.

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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