- Date
- September 26, 1990, 12:09 local (16:09 UTC)
- Place
- Titusville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N93410Erco 415
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900926042499A
- Case key
- 32569
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Probable cause
Was partial loss of engine power due to foreign object obstruction of the inlet of the carburetor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that prior to departure, the eng start & run up were normal. During the ground roll to takeoff, the acft accelerated normally but after rotation at an altitude of about 100 ft AGL, the eng RPM dropped from 2,600 to 2,200. A witness reported seeing puffs of black smoke trailing the acft. The plt initiated a turn to return to the arpt but the eng RPM continued to decrease. He then rolled wings level & the acft collided with a tree then the ground. Exam of the eng revealed that the partial loss of eng power was due to a foreign object obstructing the inlet of the carburetor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93410
- Reported as
- Erco 415
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 733
- Airframe hours
- 2,399
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M.L. Cunningham/Ector D. Jones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1990 · 57 hours before
- Destination
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Airport
- X21 · Arthur Dunn Air Park, runway 33, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,487 total · 12 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TIX, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.