# NTSB FTW79FPM17: Erco 415-C, N99813, Atoka, OK, September 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1979
- Place: Atoka, OK · ATOKA, OK
- Location: 34.3864° N, 96.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atoka, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3864&lon=-96.1311&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 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2523  79/9/28    ATOKA,OK            ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 377
        TIME - 1930                    N99813              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADA,OK                      HUGO,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99813](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99813-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 2436, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- 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

## 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 19790928026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790928026809A), Sep 28, 1979: Univar 415C, Atoka, OK, Substantial damage. Fuel pump screen blocked by foreign material. Pilot hit a ditch on forced landing.

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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