# NTSB UNK64X0122: Ercoupe 415C, N2468H, Famoso, CA, January 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1964
- Place: Famoso, CA · FAMOSO, CA
- Location: 35.5980° N, 119.2082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Famoso, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5980&lon=-119.2082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0007   64/1/3    FAMOSO CALIF        ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 740
        TIME - 1000                    N2468H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 1/2 MILE OR LESS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2468H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2468H-1965-05-22), registration cancelled 1965-05-22, S/N 3093 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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