FTW67F0235

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-C · Shreveport, LA · September 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1966
Place
Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N99649Ercoupe 415-C
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121256

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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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3-2825  66/9/21    SHREVEPORT LA       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 150
        TIME - 0900                    N99649              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR SHREVEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT PROPPED ENGINE, AIRGRAFT UNOCCUPIED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A GROUND POWER UNIT ON RAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N99649
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grtr Shreveport

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.