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NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe C7512 · Florence, CO · June 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1964
Place
Florence, CO · FLORENCE, CO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N99897Ercoupe C7512
Status
Completed · report October 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183405

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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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3-1709  64/6/19    FLORENCE COLO       ERCOUPE C7512       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 750
        TIME - 1000                    N99897              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N99897
Reported as
Ercoupe C7512
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.