# NTSB MKC71DCJ44: Erc0 415C, N93364, Mccook, NE, February 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1971
- Place: Mccook, NE · MCCOOK, NE
- Location: 40.2049° N, 100.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCook, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2049&lon=-100.6221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCJ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCJ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0277   71/2/1    MCCOOK,NEBR         ERC0 415C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 133
        TIME - 1630                    N93364              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCOOK,NEBR                 SHARON SPRINGS,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PILOT SAW FUEL COMING FROM GAS CAPS.LANDED IN PASTURE TO SECURE CAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93364](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93364-2009-09-16), registration cancelled 2009-09-16, S/N 687, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERC0 415C
- 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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N93364 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC67D0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0203), Sep 8, 1966: Ercoupe 415-C (N93364), Langdon, ND, 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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