# NTSB FTW66D0498: Ercoupe 415-C, N2609H, Plainview, TX, February 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1966
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0498
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0498

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0109   66/2/5    PLAINVIEW TEX       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N2609H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT BEECHCRAFT G-35 N4258D SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT HAND PROPPED ENG.ACFT UNOCCUPIED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2609H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2609H-1968-06-25), registration cancelled 1968-06-25, S/N 3234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hale County

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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