# NTSB MKC66D0520: Eroupe 415-C, N94330, Murdo, SD, March 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1966
- Place: Murdo, SD · MURDO, SD
- Location: 43.8894° N, 100.7142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murdo, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8894&lon=-100.7142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0520

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2178  66/3/12    MURDO S DAK         EROUPE 415-C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 137
        TIME - 1400                    N94330              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURDO AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94330](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94330-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 1553 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EROUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Murdo Airport

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.