# NTSB OAK71FXQ29: Erco 415-CD, N3270H, Reno, NV, March 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1971
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FXQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FXQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0812   71/3/5    RENO,NEV            ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N3270H              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 24, 2135 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           AUBURN,CALIF                 ELKO,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PUMP FAILED. PLT UN STOP ACFT DUE SNOW,SLID INTO FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3270H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3270H-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 3895, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420314) (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: Reno Muni

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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