# NTSB NYC66F0531: Ercoupe 415-C, N2306H, Waterville, ME, February 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1966
- Place: Waterville, ME · WATERVILLE, ME
- Location: 44.5453° N, 69.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5453&lon=-69.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0531
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0531

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0380  66/2/22    WATERVILLE ME       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1055                    N2306H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER O RINGS EXCESSIVELY WORN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2306H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2306H), registered now, S/N 2931, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (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: Water

## Other investigations on N2306H (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA80DYM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM28), Apr 22, 1980: Erco 415-C (N2306H), Toledo, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70FFG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFG02), Jan 24, 1970: Erco 415-C (N2306H), Winthrop, ME, substantial damage

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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