# NTSB MIA66F0489: Erco 415-C, N87292, Punta Gorda, FL, March 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1966
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL · PUNTA GORDA, FL
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0489

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0771  66/3/20    PUNTA GORDA FLA     ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N87292              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNTA GORDA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87292](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87292-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 465, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420326) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Punta Gorda

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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