OAK67D0188

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-C · Watsonville, CA · January 1, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 1, 1967
Place
Watsonville, CA · WATSONVILLE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2351HErcoupe 415-C
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119517

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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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3-0005   67/1/1    WATSONVILLE,CALIF   ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 181
        TIME - 1115                    N2351H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSONVILLE MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON ROUGH/UNEVEN FIELD 650 FT LONG ADJACENT TO PILOTS HOME.ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1ST LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N2351H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Watsonville Mun

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.