CHI67D0615

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-E · Wadsworth, OH · April 14, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1967
Place
Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N94777Ercoupe 415-E
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117579

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1181  67/4/14    WADSWORTH,OHIO      ERCOUPE 415-E       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 153
        TIME - 1800                    N94777              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK BRIM OF HIGHWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N94777
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wadsworth

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