- Date
- July 12, 1964
- Place
- Watertown, WI · WATERTOWN, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94712Ercoupe 415CD
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184740
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2043 64/7/12 WATERTOWN WIS ERCOUPE 415CD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 135 TIME - 1803 N94712 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL AND ATTACHING NUTS NEVER FOUND AIRCRAFT OPERATED 6HRS SINCE PERIODIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94712
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watertown
N94712Registered now · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CDAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CDEngine modelContinental C85 series
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