# NTSB UNK64X1636: Ercoupe 415C, N87159, Cheraw, SC, May 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1964
- Place: Cheraw, SC · CHERAW, SC
- Location: 34.6979° N, 79.9140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheraw, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6979&lon=-79.9140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1636
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1636

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1178   64/5/6    CHERAW SC           ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 340
        TIME - 1830                    N87159              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERAW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87159](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87159-1965-05-22), registration cancelled 1965-05-22, S/N 332 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cheraw

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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