# NTSB UNK64X2642: Ercoupe, N5688, Nedrow, NY, July 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1964
- Place: Nedrow, NY · NEDROW, NY
- Location: 42.9780° N, 76.1416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nedrow, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9780&lon=-76.1416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2642
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2642

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1931   64/7/4    NEDROW NY           ERCOUPE             CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N5688               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEDROW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5688](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5688-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 250, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (registry code 0141404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nedrow

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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