# NTSB UNK64X1308: Ercoupe 415C, N2475H, Springfield, OH, April 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1964
- Place: Springfield, OH · SPRINGFIELD, OH
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&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 11, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1308

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0924  64/4/14    SPRINGFIELD OHIO    ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 141
        TIME - 1430                    N2475H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MNCPL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES                                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2475H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2475H), registered now, S/N 3100, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (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: Springfield Mncpl

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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