# NTSB IAD76FKM18: Erco 415-D, N3864H, Witsett, NC, November 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1975
- Place: Witsett, NC · WITSETT, NC
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3619  75/11/18   WITSETT,NC          ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1640                    N3864H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WITSETT,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL CONTROL RING STUCK IN PISTON RING GROOVE. BOTH PISTON AND CYL WALL EXCESSIVE SCORED AND GALLED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3864H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3864H), registered now, S/N 4565, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Erco 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/erco-415-cd) (registry code 0420404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85-12](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (registry code 17124, 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 19751118036839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751118036839A), Nov 18, 1975: Univar 415D, Witsett, NC, Substantial damage. Oil control ring stuck in piston ring groove. Both piston and cyl wall excessive scored and galled

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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