NYC65F0239

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415C · Clearfield, PA · April 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1965
Place
Clearfield, PA · CLEARFIELD, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N99303Ercoupe 415C
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178426

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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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3-1112  65/4/19    CLEARFIELD PA       ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N99303              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY SEPERATED FROM STRUT

Aircraft

Registration
N99303
Reported as
Ercoupe 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clearfield

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.