# NTSB MKC66D0370: Forney 415-C, N94041, Allerton, IA, December 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1965
- Place: Allerton, IA · ALLERTON, IA
- Location: 40.7083° N, 93.3686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allerton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7083&lon=-93.3686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0370
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0370

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3977  65/12/27   ALLERTON IOWA       FORNEY 415-C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1170
        TIME - 1630                    N94041              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94041](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94041), registered now, S/N 1364, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY 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: Hamm

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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