# NTSB FTW69D0053: Ercoupe 415-C, N94343, Wheeler, TX, June 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1968
- Place: Wheeler, TX · WHEELER, TX
- Location: 35.4411° N, 100.2752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4411&lon=-100.2752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1819  68/6/10    WHEELER,TEX         ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N94343              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLT
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94343](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94343-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 1566, 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 A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Holt

## Other investigations on N94343 (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 FTW70D0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0120), Jul 28, 1969: Erco 415C (N94343), Sweetwater, 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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