NYC66F0313

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-C · Montour Falls, NY · October 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1965
Place
Montour Falls, NY · MONTOUR FALLS, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N99843Ercoupe 415-C
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175215

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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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3-3080   65/10/3   MONTOUR FALLS NY    ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 110
        TIME - 1000                    N99843              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N99843
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Martin

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.