# NTSB Accident CHI01LA023
> **Ercoupe 415-E** · 2000-10-23 · MINIER, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA023
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22130
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-23
- **Location:** MINIER, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.430015, -89.310234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ercoupe
- **Model:** 415-E
- **Registration:** N94176
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the carburetor ice and after takeoff, the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing.  Factors were the carburetor icing conditions and the plowed field condition.

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