# NTSB SEA70D0142: Ercoupe 415C, N2243H, Hillsboro, OR, November 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1969
- Place: Hillsboro, OR · HILLSBORO, OR
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4423   69/11/7   HILLSBORO,OREG      ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N2243H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLINGER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,OREG                 HILLSBORO,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- BROKEN PWR LINE ENTANGLED IN RT WING ARRESTED ACFT ABOUT 20FT ABV GRND CAUSING ACFT TO STRK GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2243H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2243H-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 2866 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Olinger Field

## Other investigations on N2243H (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 SEA74FYC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC37), Mar 9, 1974: Erco 415-C (N2243H), Vancouver, WA, 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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