# Accident 20090204000729A: Ercoup 415D, Whitehall, MT, February 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2009, 16:09 local time
- Place: Whitehall, MT
- Airport: Jefco Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8619° N, 112.1697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8619&lon=-112.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87349, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87349) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D (registry code 0420316, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUP 415D
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090204000729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2009, AT 1609 MST, A ERCOUPE 415-D, N87349, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR09CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA110), Feb 4, 2009: Ercoupe 415D (N87349), Whitehall, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and his failure to abort the landing.

## Other reports on N87349 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100708039349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100708039349A), Jul 8, 2010: Engineering ERCOUPE 415 (N87349), Twin Bridges, MT, Substantial damage. On July 8, 2010, at 1545 MDT, an Ercoupe model 415-D, N87349, [privacy data omitted] made an emergency landing in a hay field off highway 55 south near mile…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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