# NTSB NYC68D0452: Erco 415-C, N99636, Glen, NY, March 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1968
- Place: Glen, NY · GLEN, NY
- Location: 42.8942° N, 74.3446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glen, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8942&lon=-74.3446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0452
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0452

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1459  68/3/16    GLEN,NY             ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 160
        TIME - 1130                    N99636              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99636](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99636-1991-03-22), registration cancelled 1991-03-22, S/N 2259 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glen

## Other investigations on N99636 (1)

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 FTW89DPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ02), Dec 21, 1988: Ercoupe 415C (N99636), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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