# NTSB NYC66F0085: Ercoupe 415C, N93949, Blacksburg, VA, July 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1965
- Place: Blacksburg, VA · BLACKSBURG, VA
- Location: 37.2313° N, 80.4267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blacksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2313&lon=-80.4267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1854  65/7/14    BLACKSBURG VA       ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 290
        TIME - 2050                    N93949              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - V P I
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93949](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93949), registered now, S/N 1272, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420326) (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: V P I

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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