# NTSB CHI81FEX11: Erco 415-E, N94773, Carlisle, IN, February 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1981
- Place: Carlisle, IN · CARLISLE, IN
- Location: 38.9608° N, 87.4014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlisle, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9608&lon=-87.4014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0336  81/2/21    CARLISLE,IN         ERCO 415-E          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 250
        TIME - 1345                    N94773              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,IN               SULLIVAN,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- BOLT,AN 5-26,SECURING AILERON CHAIN & CABLE ASSYS,FOUND BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94773](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94773-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 4884, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-E
- Registry model: [Ercoupe E](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-e) (registry code 0420504) (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 19810221004719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221004719A), Feb 21, 1981: Univar 415E, Carlisle, IN, Substantial damage. Lost aileron control. Emergency crash-landed. Found bolt that secures aileron cables to control quadrant broken.

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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