# NTSB CHI66F0419: Ercoupe 415C, N2980H, Three Oaks, MI, October 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1965
- Place: Three Oaks, MI · THREE OAKS, MI
- Location: 41.7985° N, 86.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Oaks, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7985&lon=-86.6139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0419
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0419

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3490  65/10/26   THREE OAKS MICH     ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N2980H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSELKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2980H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2980H), registered now, S/N 3605, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oselka

## Other investigations on N2980H (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 CHI99LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA242), Jul 18, 1999: Ercoupe 415-C (N2980H), Bristol, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform a proper recovery from the bounced landing, resulting in the airplane's nose gear striking the runway. A factor relating to the accident was the excessive airspeed…

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.

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