# NTSB FTW66F0205: Ercoupe 415-C, N99252, Garber, OK, March 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1965
- Place: Garber, OK · GARBER, OK
- Location: 36.4367° N, 97.5810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garber, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4367&lon=-97.5810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2123  65/3/16    GARBER OKLA         ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 199
        TIME - 0950                    N99252              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUNKEN RANCH
        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 LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99252](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99252-1974-10-22), registration cancelled 1974-10-22, S/N 1875 (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: Brunken Ranch

## Other investigations on N99252 (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 FTW72FPM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPM09), Sep 12, 1971: Erco 415-C (N99252), Tulsa, OK, 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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