# NTSB MKC68F0383: Erco 415C, N99771, Bonner Sprngs, KS, August 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1967
- Place: Bonner Sprngs, KS · BONNER SPRNGS, KS
- Location: 39.0754° N, 94.8717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonner Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0754&lon=-94.8717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0383
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0383

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4307  67/8/25    BONNER SPRNGS,KAN   ERCO 415C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N99771              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUBURBAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT STORED OUTSIDE,INACTIVE FOR CONSIDERABLE TIME.LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99771](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99771-2018-04-10), registration cancelled 2018-04-10, S/N 2394, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (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: Suburban

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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