# NTSB NYC67F0570: Erco 415-C, N93991, Kent Cliffs, NY, March 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1967
- Place: Kent Cliffs, NY · KENT CLIFFS, NY
- Location: 41.4551° N, 73.7540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent Cliffs, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4551&lon=-73.7540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0570
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0570

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0833  67/3/19    KENT CLIFFS, NY     ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N93991              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIRT AND WATER IN FUEL. PLT LANDED ON HIWAY, LEFT WING STRUCK GUARD RAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93991](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93991-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 1314, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- 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

## Other investigations on N93991 (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 NYC65F0193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0193), May 6, 1965: Ercoupe 415C (N93991), East Haven, CT, 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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