# NTSB SEA66F0241: Erco 415-C, N3926H, Butte, MT, February 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1966
- Place: Butte, MT · BUTTE, MT
- Location: 46.0038° N, 112.5347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butte, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0038&lon=-112.5347&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0241

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0590  66/2/22  NR.BUTTE MONT         ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 325
        TIME - 1515                    N3926H              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3926H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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