# NTSB NYC70D0040: Ercoupe 415-G, N3430H, Blossvale, NY, May 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1969
- Place: Blossvale, NY · BLOSSVALE, NY
- Location: 43.2798° N, 75.6435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blossvale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2798&lon=-75.6435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2867  69/5/31    BLOSSVALE,NY        ERCOUPE 415-G       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 190
        TIME - 1530                    N3430H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKS GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOSSVALE,NY                BLOSSVALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT IN THIS ACFT.PRIOR DUAL INSTRN,20MIN,GIVEN BY NONRATED FLT INSTRUCTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3430H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3430H), registered now, S/N 4055, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-G
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-G](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-g) (registry code 0420330) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Becks Grove

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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