# NTSB UNK64X2794: Ercoupe 415CD, N94712, Watertown, WI, July 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1964
- Place: Watertown, WI · WATERTOWN, WI
- Location: 43.1894° N, 88.7289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1894&lon=-88.7289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2794
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2794

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94712), registered now, S/N 4823, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415CD
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watertown

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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