# NTSB NYC78FNC13: Erco 415C, N87194, Biddeford, ME, February 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1978
- Place: Biddeford, ME · BIDDEFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4387° N, 70.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biddeford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4387&lon=-70.3929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNC13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0181   78/2/5    BIDDEFORD,ME        ERCO 415C           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N87194              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 57, 8480 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDDEFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIDDEFORD,ME                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LNDD IN APCH ZONE AT SW END OF RWY 6/24.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87194](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87194-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 367, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (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: Biddeford

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780205001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780205001099A), Feb 5, 1978: Univar A2AALON, Biddeford, ME, Substantial damage. Lndd in apch zone at sw end of rwy 6/24.

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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