# NTSB MKC69F0223: Ercoupe 415-C, N37139, South Haven, KS, October 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1968
- Place: South Haven, KS · SOUTH HAVEN, KS
- Location: 37.0495° N, 97.4013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Haven, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0495&lon=-97.4013&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 December 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0223
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0223

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3786  68/10/28   SOUTH HAVEN,KANS    ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 127
        TIME - 1730                    N37139              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT TOOK OFF FROM SHORT GRASS FLD. 20 FT HIGH TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37139](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37139), registered now, S/N 106, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N37139 (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 CHI93LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA186), May 31, 1993: Ercoupe 415C (N37139), Derby, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S MISJUDGED APPROACH TO LANDING.

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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