# NTSB CHI67F0541: Ercoupe 415-C, N94068, New Carlisle, OH, March 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1967
- Place: New Carlisle, OH · NEW CARLISLE, OH
- Location: 39.9444° N, 84.0277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Carlisle, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9444&lon=-84.0277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0541
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0541

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0808  67/3/16    NEW CARLISLE,OHIO   ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1020                    N94068              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW CARLISLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94068](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94068), registered now, S/N 1391, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- 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: New Carlisle

## Other investigations on N94068 (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 UNK65X0374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0374), Oct 22, 1964: Ercoupe 415C (N94068), Waterloo, NY, substantial damage

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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