# NTSB LAX66D0095: Ercoupe 415-C, N87063, Huntington Bc, CA, August 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1965
- Place: Huntington Bc, CA · HUNTINGTON BC, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2747  65/8/21    HUNTINGTON BC CAL   ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 69, 252
        TIME - 1630                    N87063              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOW LAKE
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87063](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87063-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 236, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 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
- Airport: Meadow Lake

## Other investigations on N87063 (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 LAX79FUQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ35), Jun 9, 1979: Erco 415-C (N87063), Agua Dulce, CA, 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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