# NTSB IAD79FIG14: Erco 415-D, N99291, Crofton Mews, MD, August 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1979
- Place: Crofton Mews, MD · CROFTON MEWS, MD
- Location: 39.0276° N, 76.6789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crofton Mews, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0276&lon=-76.6789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3495   79/8/7    CROFTON MEWS,MD     ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N99291              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGWATER,MD                 LAYTONSVILLE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP CORRODED,INOPERATIVE.PLT LNDD IN GRAVEL PIT.GRAVITY-FED NOSE TANK DRY,WING TKS 1/2 FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N99291 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Freeway

## 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 19790807021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807021729A), Aug 7, 1979: Univar 415D, Crofton Mews, MD, Substantial damage. Engine stopped en route. Dragged wing tip landing on curved road. Found fuel pump malfunction.

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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