# NTSB OAK69D0264: Ercoupe 415-C, N94350, Salinas, CA, March 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1969
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0264

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0616  69/3/22    SALINAS,CALIF       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 145
        TIME - 2240                    N94350              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94350](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94350-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N 1573, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (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

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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