# NTSB UNK64X1793: Ercoupe 415C, N3062H, Westminister, CA, May 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1964
- Place: Westminister, CA · WESTMINISTER, CA
- Location: 33.7523° N, 117.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7523&lon=-117.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1793
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1793

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0363  64/5/16    WESTMINISTER CAL    DOUGLAS A4-B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1128                    142922              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  34, 1743 TOTAL HOURS, 206
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  28
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   38                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- NAVY A/C 3142922 WAS WINGMAN OF TWO PLANE NAVY FORMATION FLIGHT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0363  64/5/16    WESTMINISTER CAL    ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1128                    N3062H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  152                         VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- NAVY A/C 3142922 WAS WINGMAN OF TWO PLANE NAVY FORMATION FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3062H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3062H-1964-09-15), registration cancelled 1964-09-15, S/N 3687, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: 142922 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS A4-B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nas Los Alamitos

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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