- Date
- April 22, 1973
- Place
- Greenfield, IA · GREENFIELD, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2687HErco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730422010839A
- Case key
- 170509
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1355 73/4/22 GREENFIELD,IOWA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 32 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N2687H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHEROKEE,IOWA GREENFIELD,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDD ON ROUGH SOD AREA ADJACNT TO RWY.NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2687H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greenfield
N2687HRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2025 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.