# NTSB FTW69F0532: Ercoupe 415-C, N99985, East Tawakoni, TX, May 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1969
- Place: East Tawakoni, TX · EAST TAWAKONI, TX
- Location: 32.9076° N, 95.9331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Tawakoni, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9076&lon=-95.9331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0532
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0532

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1362  69/5/27    EAST TAWAKONI,TEX   ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N99985              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- T/O FROM ABANDONED ROAD COVERED WITH WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99985](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99985), registered now, S/N 2608, 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

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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