# NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C: On ground/water collision with object

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW97LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA172.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Canon City, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1997 · N2326H · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the pilot's attention being diverted.
- [NTSB LAX93LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA362.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Twentynine Palm, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1993 · N93321 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attemted takeoff from a taxiway due to alcoholic impairment. The night light condition was a factor.
- [NTSB BFO92LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA067.md): Ercoupe 415C · Vine Grove, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1992 · N93426 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were wind gusts and the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind.
- [NTSB ATL88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA093.md): Ercoupe 415C · Spartanburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1988 · N3631H · Substantial damage
  > When the pilot was unable to find assistance to remove the nose wheel chock from the aircraft, he applied enough power to jump the chock. He was unable to retard the throttle before colliding with a parked aircraft and striking a concrete wall.
- [NTSB LAX87LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA283.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Galt, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1987 · N2716H · Destroyed
  > During the takeoff ground roll on a 2000 ft private runway, at the point to rotate, the plt applied back pressure, however, the aircraft did not respond. Aprx three quarters of the way down the rwy the plt realized that the acft was not lifting off and he…
- [NTSB MKC86LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA066.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Versailles, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1986 · N3673H · Substantial damage
  > The plt reports that he was hand propping the eng. He said the eng did not start on the first attempt and he primed it a second time. On the second try the eng started and the acft got away from the plt, taxied about 75 ft and collided with trees. The plt…
- [NTSB MKC82DA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA172.md): Ercoupe 415C · Andover, KS · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 7, 1982 · N99088 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot reported he was taxiing and turned to avoid animals. Aircraft then collided with a tree. He had given two other versions verbally of how the damage occurred.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0420322')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 310))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0420322&occurrence=310

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