ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212606
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| Date: | Sunday 24 June 2018 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  ERCO 415-D Ercoupe |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N94070 |
| MSN: | 1393 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4135 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Warren County, Monmouth, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monmouth, IL (C66) |
| Monmouth, IL (C66) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and a pilot-rated passenger departed on a local flight to complete touch-and-go landings at a nearby airport. The airplane was in the traffic pattern when witnesses reported that the airplane flew very low over their house and that the engine was "sputtering and backfiring." The airplane flew about 30 ft above them, made a steep left bank toward the airport, then impacted the ground in a wooded area. A postimpact fire consumed a majority of the airplane; the propeller exhibited signatures consistent with a lack of engine power at impact.Although impact and thermal damage precluded a detailed examination of the engine and fuel system, examination did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction or abnormalities that would have led to a loss of engine power. The investigation was unable to determine the cause of the loss of engine power based on the available information.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=94070
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2018 18:50 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Jun-2018 19:01 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2018 19:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2018 06:07 | cpierce1999 | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 25-Jun-2018 06:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 25-Jun-2018 20:30 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 12-Nov-2019 17:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Nov-2019 18:52 | harro | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
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