# NTSB MIA66D0141: Ercoupe 415-G, N94434, Baxter, TN, August 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1965
- Place: Baxter, TN · BAXTER, TN
- Location: 36.1534° N, 85.6350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1534&lon=-85.6350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2173  65/8/14    BAXTER TENN         ERCOUPE 415-G       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 315
        TIME - 1730                    N94434              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94434](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94434-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 5080, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-G
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-G](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-g) (registry code 0420320) (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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