# NTSB NYC65F0239: Ercoupe 415C, N99303, Clearfield, PA, April 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1965
- Place: Clearfield, PA · CLEARFIELD, PA
- Location: 41.0215° N, 78.4394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0215&lon=-78.4394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0239

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99303), registered now, S/N 1926, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clearfield

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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