# NTSB NYC71AN024: Erco 415-E, N94832, Lincoln, RI, August 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1970
- Place: Lincoln, RI · LINCOLN, RI
- Location: 41.9171° N, 71.4505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Lincoln, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9171&lon=-71.4505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1627  70/8/19    LINCOLN,RI          ERCO 415-E          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 357
        TIME - 2042                    N94832              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CENTRAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,RI                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DISAPPEARED INTO FOG ABOUT 200 FT AGL SHORTLY AFTER T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94832](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94832-1972-02-07), registration cancelled 1972-02-07, S/N 4948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-E
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-e) (registry code 0420328) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: North Central

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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