# NTSB NYC66F0313: Ercoupe 415-C, N99843, Montour Falls, NY, October 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1965
- Place: Montour Falls, NY · MONTOUR FALLS, NY
- Location: 42.3482° N, 76.8494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montour Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3482&lon=-76.8494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0313
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0313

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3080   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99843), registered now, S/N 2466, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (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: Martin

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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