# NTSB FTW66F0482: Ercoupe 415-C, N3750H, Fairview, OK, December 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1965
- Place: Fairview, OK · FAIRVIEW, OK
- Location: 36.2706° N, 98.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairview, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2706&lon=-98.4770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0482
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0482

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3767  65/12/24   FAIRVIEW OKLA       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N3750H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRVIEW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3750H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3750H-1971-08-12), registration cancelled 1971-08-12, S/N 4375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Forney 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-415-c) (registry code 0420332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairview

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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