# NTSB MKC67D0084: Ercoupe 415C, N3469H, Rockwell Cty, IA, July 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1966
- Place: Rockwell Cty, IA · ROCKWELL CTY, IA
- Location: 42.3981° N, 94.6289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3981&lon=-94.6289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3390  66/7/16  NR.ROCKWELL CTY IOWA  ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N3469H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON NARROW PART OF AIRSTRIP. HAD HIGH CORN ON LEFT AND FENCE ON RIGHT.WIDER STRIP AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3469H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3469H-1976-11-01), registration cancelled 1976-11-01, S/N 4094, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3469H (2)

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 MKC76FER95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER95), Sep 4, 1976: Erco 415-C (N3469H), Lake Elmo, MN, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC68D0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0049), Jul 9, 1967: Erco 415-C (N3469H), Clarinda, IA, 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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