# NTSB MIA68F0207: Erco 415-D, N99642, Pamplico, SC, May 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1967
- Place: Pamplico, SC · PAMPLICO, SC
- Location: 33.9950° N, 79.5706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pamplico, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9950&lon=-79.5706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0207
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0207

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2853  67/5/28    PAMPLICO,SC         ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N99642              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 3/16 INCH WASHER IN CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL JAMMED THE FLOAT STOPPING FLOW OF FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99642](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99642), registered now, S/N 2265 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Forney 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-415-d) (registry code 0420336) (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

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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