# NTSB UNK64X1109: Ercoupe 415C, N3447H, Blytheville, AR, March 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1964
- Place: Blytheville, AR · BLYTHEVILLE, AR
- Location: 35.9341° N, 89.9050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blytheville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9341&lon=-89.9050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0751  64/3/30    BLYTHEVILLE ARK     ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 156
        TIME - 1715                    N3447H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCRAPS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3447H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3447H-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 4072, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (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
- Airport: Scraps Field

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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