- Date
- August 17, 1981
- Place
- Indian Springs, NV · INDIAN SPRINGS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99848Erco 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810817050119A
- Case key
- 125121
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1792 81/8/17 NR.INDIAN SPRINGS,NV ERCO 415-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 53, 133 TIME - 1313 N99848 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NELLIS AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIAN SPRINGS,NV N.LAS VEGAS,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- UN TO PURCHASE AVN FUEL AT 3 ENROUTE ARPTS.LNDD ON DESERT TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99848
- Reported as
- Erco 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nellis Afb
N99848Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.