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LAX88LA151

1988-04-02 · PALO ALTO, California, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PAO

Current FAA registration · N99373

Make / Model
ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-C
Year of manufacture
1946 · 42 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19570827
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ADE131

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT WATER WAS IN THE FUEL PUMP BOWL AND RUST WAS PRESENT ON THE CYLINDERS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88LA151.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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