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NTSB accident investigation · Ercoure 415C · Hanover, NJ · July 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1964
Place
Hanover, NJ · HANOVER, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N99288Ercoure 415C
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183127

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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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3-2144  64/7/19    HANOVER NJ          ERCOURE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 68, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N99288              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N99288
Reported as
Ercoure 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hanover

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.