Ercoupe 415-C N99504 accident, Tribune, KS, Jul 17, 1966 · NTSB MKC67F0083

Date: July 17, 1966
Place: Tribune, KS · TRIBUNE, KS
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Approach
Aircraft: N99504Ercoupe 415-C
Status: Completed · report December 21, 1966
Report: Brief approved by the director
Case key: 121752

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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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3-3077  66/7/17  NR.TRIBUNE KANS       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 600
        TIME - 0800                    N99504              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- RUDDER CONTROL BELLCRANK SEIZED.PILOT LANDED IN 15 DEGREE RIGHT TURN.

Aircraft

Registration: N99504
Reported as: Ercoupe 415-C
Category: Airplane
Engine: reciprocating
Damage: Destroyed

N99504Registration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Ercoupe 415-CS/N 2127 · Built 1946 Airframe modelErcoupe 415-C Engine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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.