# NTSB MIA66F0382: Ercoupe 415-C, N2857H, Oveida, FL, January 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1966
- Place: Oveida, FL · OVEIDA, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0382

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0005   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2857H-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 3482, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (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: Flg Seminole Rnch

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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