# NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C, 1982

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 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.
- [NTSB CHI82DA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA275.md): Ercoupe 415C · Port Sheldon Tw, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 26, 1982 · N3247H · Destroyed
  > During a VFR flight along lake Michigan shoreline the pilot encountered a decrease in ceiling height. The pilot chose to make a 180 degrees maneuver and return to the airport but during the turn encountered a fog bank. The pilot decended to avoid the fog bank…
- [NTSB ATL82DA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA200.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Richmond, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 14, 1982 · N37109 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot hand propped aircraft which broke tail tie-down rope and taxiied unattended into a runway light and a ditch about 175 feet from starting point.
- [NTSB NYC82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA144.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Mansfield, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 3, 1982 · N93358 · Substantial damage
  > Witnesses reported that the aircraft bounced during touchdown and began porpoising. After bouncing 4 or 5 times, the nose tire blew out. Subsequently, the aircraft vee ed off the runway and nosed over.
- [NTSB DEN82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA125.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Wamsutter, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 2, 1982 · N99481 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot became sick during the flight and elected to land on a highway. He took spacing behind a truck, but the truck slowed down, so he continued the landing beside the highway. After lowering the nosewheel, it hit a ditch and collapsed, and the aircraft…
- [NTSB CHI82DA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA192.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Fort Atkinson, WI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N93616 · Substantial damage
  > The safety bolt on the propeller hub failed allowing the propeller to separate from the aircraft. The pilot landed in a plowed field.
- [NTSB MIA82DA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA095.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 29, 1982 · N94067 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot suspected a partial loss of engine power shortly after lift-off. He cut the power to land on the remaining runway. The plane touched down on the right main and nose gear, and the nose gear collapsed. The plane skidded about 100 ft before coming to…
- [NTSB MKC82FCG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG17.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Topeka, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Mar 2, 1982 · N93846 · Destroyed
  > The aircraft crashed and burned during takeoff at 1303 CST. The pilot received second degree burns over 20 per cent of his body and expired on 3/9/82. Two sailplanes were damaged by impact and fire, and a third sailplane received fire damage. The pilot…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0420322'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0420322&year=1982

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