# NTSB UNK64X3131: Ercoupe 415C, N93472, Fishtail, MT, July 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1964
- Place: Fishtail, MT · FISHTAIL, MT
- Location: 45.4481° N, 109.5084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishtail, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4481&lon=-109.5084&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 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2277  64/7/31    FISHTAIL MONT       ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 120
        TIME - 1945                    N93472              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93472](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93472-1965-05-21), registration cancelled 1965-05-21, S/N 795 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Forney 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-415-c) (registry code 0420332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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