# NTSB LAX70D0234: Erco 415-CD, N99644, Kearney, AZ, December 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1969
- Place: Kearney, AZ · KEARNEY, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4553  69/12/26   KEARNEY,ARIZ        ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 305
        TIME - 1255                    N99644              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEARNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNEY,ARIZ                LOCAL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99644](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99644-1974-09-24), registration cancelled 1974-09-24, S/N 2267, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kearney

## Other investigations on N99644 (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 LAX73FUJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ78), May 9, 1973: Erco 415-CD (N99644), Casa Grande, AZ, 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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