- Date
- April 30, 1976
- Place
- East Moriches, NY · EAST MORICHES, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N94132Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760430012609A
- Case key
- 153700
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1665 76/4/30 EAST MORICHES,NY ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 205 TIME - 1850 N94132 PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPADARO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST MORICHES,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NO VENT HOLES IN FUEL TANK CAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94132
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spadaro
N94132Registration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.