MKC65A0070

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415CD · Savannah, MO · June 1, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 1, 1965
Place
Savannah, MO · SAVANNAH, MO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N94696Ercoupe 415CD
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178240

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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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2-0650   65/6/1  NR.SAVANNAH MO        ERCOUPE 415CD       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 0550                    N94696              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N94696
Reported as
Ercoupe 415CD
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.