# NTSB UNK64X0297: Ercoupe 415C, N99359, Trumbull, TX, January 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1964
- Place: Trumbull, TX · TRUMBULL, TX
- Location: 32.4904° N, 96.6655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trumbull, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4904&lon=-96.6655&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0156  64/1/19    TRUMBULL TEX        ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N99359              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99359](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99359-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 1982, built 1946 (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)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, 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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