# NTSB FTW67F0235: Ercoupe 415-C, N99649, Shreveport, LA, September 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1966
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0235

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2825  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99649), registered now, S/N 2272, 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 C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Shreveport

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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