- Date
- November 14, 1965
- Place
- Rustburg, VA · RUSTBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2195HErcoupe 415C
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174675
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3517 65/11/14 RUSTBURG VA ERCOUPE 415C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 5000 TIME - 2004 N2195H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.NUMBER 1 CONNECTING ROD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2195H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2195HRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 1971 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental C85 series
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