- Date
- April 18, 1964
- Place
- Friendly, MD · FRIENDLY, MD
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N94755Ercoupe 415CD
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1175 64/4/18 FRIENDLY MD ERCOUPE 415CD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 52, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1110 N94755 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSE VALLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94755
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rose Valley
N94755Registration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CDAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CDEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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