# NTSB NYC67F0162: Erco 415C, N93753, Byron, NY, August 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1966
- Place: Byron, NY · BYRON, NY
- Location: 43.0798° N, 78.0639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0798&lon=-78.0639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0162

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2011   66/8/4    BYRON NY            ERCO 415C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N93753              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATAVIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRAINER COVER GASKET FAULTY ALLOWING AIR TO BE DRAWN INTO SUCTION SIDE OF FUEL PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93753](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93753-2020-02-21), registration cancelled 2020-02-21, S/N 1076, 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
- Airport: Batavia

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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