# NTSB MIA66F0308: Ercoupe 415C, N87294, Spruce Pine, NC, October 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1965
- Place: Spruce Pine, NC · SPRUCE PINE, NC
- Location: 35.9140° N, 82.0697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spruce Pine, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9140&lon=-82.0697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0308

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3149  65/10/30   SPRUCE PINE NC      ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N87294              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVERY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH STUMP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87294](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87294-2019-10-17), registration cancelled 2019-10-17, S/N 467 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (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
- Airport: Avery County

## Other investigations on N87294 (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 CEN19LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA167), Jun 13, 2019: Ercoupe 415 (N87294), Hawkins, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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