MIA67F0084

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-C · Greensboro, NC · July 27, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 27, 1966
Place
Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N99476Ercoupe 415-C
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121380

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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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3-4450  66/7/27    GREENSBORO,NC       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N99476              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FAILED BALL JOINT, P/N 415-34074.

Aircraft

Registration
N99476
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Air Harbor

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.