# NTSB SEA70A0015: Erco 415-D, N2137H, Issaquah, WA, October 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1969
- Place: Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
- Location: 47.5462° N, 122.0581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Issaquah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5462&lon=-122.0581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70A0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3598  69/10/12   ISSAQUAH,WASH       ERCO 415-D          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1530
        TIME - 0130                    N2137H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEATTLE SKYPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELTON,WASH                BELLEVUE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT HEARD CIRCLING IN LOCAL AREA FOR 1 HR,30 MIN BEFORE IMPACT. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.33 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2137H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137H-1976-01-20), registration cancelled 1976-01-20, S/N 2760, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420316) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Seattle Skyport

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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