# NTSB UNK64X1634: Ercoupe 415C, N8396C, Manville, NJ, May 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1964
- Place: Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.5413° N, 74.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5413&lon=-74.5893&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 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1634
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1634

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1176   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8396C-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 3472, 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: Kupper 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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