# NTSB MIA80FA010: Erco 415-C, N99484, Bishopville, SC, November 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1979
- Place: Bishopville, SC · BISHOPVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.2201° N, 80.2474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishopville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2201&lon=-80.2474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3265  79/11/18   BISHOPVILLE,SC      ERCO 415-C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1965
        TIME - 1600                    N99484              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1310 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISHOPVILLE,SC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ETHANOL LEVEL .091%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99484](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99484-2009-09-30), registration cancelled 2009-09-30, S/N 2107, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19791118043839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118043839A), Nov 18, 1979: Univar 415C, Bishopville, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane was observed on low passes over pilot's home. Airplane hit trees. Alcohol involved.

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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