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NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415C · Mukwonago, WI · May 31, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1964
Place
Mukwonago, WI · MUKWONAGO, WI
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2043HErcoupe 415C
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183791

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1492  64/5/31    MUKWONAGO WISC      ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 1138                    N2043H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEAVEN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N2043H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Heaven City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.