# NTSB FTW69F0234: Erco 415-C, N87323, Franklin, TX, September 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1968
- Place: Franklin, TX · FRANKLIN, TX
- Location: 31.0250° N, 96.4875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0250&lon=-96.4875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3042  68/9/24    FRANKLIN,TEX        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 400
        TIME - 1015                    N87323              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMILLAN FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES,CRASHED ONTO HORSE TRAILER,INJURED TRUCK DRIVER,KILLED HORSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87323](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87323-1971-07-15), registration cancelled 1971-07-15, S/N 496 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mcmillan Farm

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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