# NTSB FTW70D0120: Erco 415C, N94343, Sweetwater, OK, July 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1969
- Place: Sweetwater, OK · SWEETWATER, OK
- Location: 35.4150° N, 99.9203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweetwater, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4150&lon=-99.9203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4746  69/7/28    SWEETWATER,OKLA     ERCO 415C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N94343              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELER,TEX                 SHAWNEE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT AFTER 20MIN OF FLT,LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94343](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94343-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 1566, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N94343 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW69D0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0053), Jun 10, 1968: Ercoupe 415-C (N94343), Wheeler, TX, substantial damage

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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