# NTSB DEN76FTC23: Erco 415-D, N2626H, Douglas, WY, January 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1976
- Place: Douglas, WY · DOUGLAS, WY
- Location: 42.7548° N, 105.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7548&lon=-105.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0221  76/1/12    DOUGLAS,WY          ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 650
        TIME - 1602                    N2626H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONVERSE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLORADO SPRINGS,CO         HELENA,MT                    DOUGLAS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 3 INCHES OF DRY SNOW ON RUNWAY.SNOW ACCUMULATED IN CARB AIR INTAKE.PWR LINES IN FLT PATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2626H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2626H-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 3251, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (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
- Airport: Converse County

## 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 19760112000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760112000629A), Jan 12, 1976: Univar A2AALON, Douglas, WY, Substantial damage. 3 Inches of dry snow on runway. Snow accumulated in carb air intake. Pwr lines in flt path.

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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