MIA66F0382

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-C · Oveida, FL · January 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1966
Place
Oveida, FL · OVEIDA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2857HErcoupe 415-C
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173900

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0005   66/1/3    OVEIDA FLA          ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N2857H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLG SEMINOLE RNCH
        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
N2857H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flg Seminole Rnch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.