# NTSB NYC69F0173: Erco 415-C, N99157, Jersey Shore, PA, September 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1968
- Place: Jersey Shore, PA · JERSEY SHORE, PA
- Location: 41.2007° N, 77.2666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jersey Shore, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2007&lon=-77.2666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3588  68/9/15    JERSEY SHORE,PA     ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 3641
        TIME - 1600                    N99157              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JERSEY SHORE
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP OPERATION REDUCED BY WATER AND DIRT. ACFT HAD BEEN IN STORAGE FOR 3 MOS. ACFT HIT STUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99157](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99157-1972-11-21), registration cancelled 1972-11-21, S/N 1780 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jersey Shore

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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