OAK69D0228

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-C · Stockton, CA · January 10, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 10, 1969
Place
Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N99457Ercoupe 415-C
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191558

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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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3-0121  69/1/10    STOCKTON,CALIF      ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N99457              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N99457
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Stockton

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