NYC67A0190

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415C · Berlin, NJ · June 28, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 28, 1967
Place
Berlin, NJ · BERLIN, NJ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N99035Ercoupe 415C
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116824

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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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2-0358  67/6/28    BERLIN,NJ           ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 500
        TIME - 2205                    N99035              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBION AIRSTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N99035
Reported as
Ercoupe 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Albion Airstrip

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.