- Date
- May 6, 1964
- Place
- Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8396CErcoupe 415C
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184962
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1176 64/5/6 MANVILLE NJ ERCOUPE 415C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1900 N8396C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KUPPER 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8396C
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kupper Field
N8396CRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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