# NTSB FTW70F0029: Erco 415-C, N2146H, Pawhuska, OK, May 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1969
- Place: Pawhuska, OK · PAWHUSKA, OK
- Location: 36.6691° N, 96.3312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pawhuska, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6691&lon=-96.3312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1701  69/5/27    PAWHUSKA,OKLA       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N2146H              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED CIRCLING HOUSE AT APROX 150 FT,AND DESCENDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2146H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2146H-2021-02-01), registration cancelled 2021-02-01, S/N 2769, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, 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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