# NTSB MIA68D0205: Erco 415-C, N94654, Columbia, SC, September 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1967
- Place: Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0767  67/9/17    COLUMBIA,SC         ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N94654              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWENS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
          PILOT-INATTENTION TO ROTATING PROPELLER.
        REMARKS- PLT WAS CHECKING FLAT TIRE AFTER LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94654](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94654), registered now, S/N 4763, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420324) (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: No damage
- Airport: Owens

## Other investigations on N94654 (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 UNK64X1809](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1809), May 17, 1964: Ercoupe 415C (N94654), Isle Of Palms, SC, substantial damage

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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