# NTSB MKC67F0492: Ercoupe 415C, N2850H, Devils Lake, ND, March 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1967
- Place: Devils Lake, ND · DEVILS LAKE, ND
- Location: 48.1126° N, 98.8748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Devils Lake, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1126&lon=-98.8748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0492
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0492

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0975  67/3/26    DEVILS LAKE,N DAK   ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 135
        TIME - 1530                    N2850H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEVILS LAKE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2850H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2850H-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 3475, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420326) (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
- Airport: Devils Lake Muni

## Other investigations on N2850H (1)

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 SEA76FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA01), Jul 12, 1975: Erco 415-D (N2850H), Sidney, MT, 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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