# NTSB MIA78FKG15: Erco 415C, N94382, Rome, GA, January 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1978
- Place: Rome, GA · ROME, GA
- Location: 34.2570° N, 85.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2570&lon=-85.1647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0059  78/1/27  NR.ROME,GA            ERCO 415C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 520
        TIME - 0900                    N94382              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDARTOWN,GA                SMYRNA,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIRT FOUND IN MIXTURE CONTROL CHAMBER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94382](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94382-2018-03-23), registration cancelled 2018-03-23, S/N 1605, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, 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 19780127001029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127001029A), Jan 27, 1978: Univar 415C, Rome, GA, Substantial damage. Dirt found in mixture control chamber.

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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