- Date
- March 18, 1966
- Place
- Jacksonville, NC · JACKSONVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99983Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173172
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0562 66/3/18 JACKSONVILLE NC ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N99983 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STEERING JOINT BALL P/N 34074-2 FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99983
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jacksonville
N99983Registration cancelled Mar 4, 2023 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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