FTW69F0383

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-C · Jenks, OK · January 23, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 23, 1969
Place
Jenks, OK · JENKS, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2208HErcoupe 415-C
Status
Completed · report June 4, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191223

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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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3-0698  69/1/23    JENKS,OKLA          ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 163
        TIME - 0230                    N2208H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ALT READ 425 FT,SITE ELEV 625 FT,ACFT STRUCK TOP OF 40 FT TREE.ELEC MASTER SWITCH FOUND OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N2208H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside

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.