# NTSB UNK64X1749: Ercoupe 415CD, N3972H, Weaubleau, MO, May 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1964
- Place: Weaubleau, MO · WEAUBLEAU, MO
- Location: 37.8912° N, 93.5395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weaubleau, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8912&lon=-93.5395&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 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1749
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1749

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1266  64/5/13    WEAUBLEAU MO        ERCOUPE 415CD       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N3972H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3972H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972H-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 4673, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415CD
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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