NYC66F0380

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-CD · So Plainfield, NJ · December 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1965
Place
So Plainfield, NJ · SO PLAINFIELD, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2833HErcoupe 415-CD
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174764

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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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3-3451   65/12/7   SO PLAINFIELD NJ    ERCOUPE 415-CD      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 216
        TIME - 1430                    N2833H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N2833H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-CD
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hadley

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