# NTSB NYC66D0185: Ercoupe 415C, N87025, Glens Falls, NY, August 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1965
- Place: Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0185-175929

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2301  65/8/29    GLENS FALLS NY      ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N87025              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        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: N87025 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warren County

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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