SEA73FYC11

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415-CD · North Plains, OR · October 7, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 7, 1972
Place
North Plains, OR · NORTH PLAINS, OR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3340HErcoupe 415-CD
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168939

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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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3-3192   72/10/7   NORTH PLAINS,OREG   ERCOUPE 415-CD      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 296
        TIME - 1300                    N3340H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  MOUNTAINDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATTLEGROUND,WASH           NORTH PLAINS,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LNDD ON R EDGE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3340H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415-CD
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mountaindale

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.