ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353083
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1999 |
| Time: | 09:23 LT |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415-CD |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N127G |
| MSN: | 4795 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2140 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jacksonville, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , IL (KIJX) |
| Hastings, MI (9D9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that the airplane was climbing through 2,000 feet mean sea level when the engine lost power. He said that he conducted a forced landing in a cornfield, at which time the airplane was substantially damaged. An inspection of the airplane subsequent to the accident found material in the fuel line between the header tank and gascolator blocking the flow of fuel. The material was the consistency of sloshing compound also found in the fuel tank. No record could be found indicating when the tank was sealed with sloshing compound. The most recent annual inspection was conducted on October 19, 1998. The airplane had accumulated 32 hours time in service since that inspection.
Probable Cause: A material defect in the sloshing compound. Factors were the blocked fuel system, inspection not identifying material defect, and the crop field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA210
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 2011 | N127G | Private | 0 | Newaygo, Michigan | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 10:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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