# NTSB UNK64X3249: Ercoupe 415C, N3179H, Burns, OR, August 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1964
- Place: Burns, OR · BURNS, OR
- Location: 43.5883° N, 119.0613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burns, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5883&lon=-119.0613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3249
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3249

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3502   64/8/7    BURNS ORE           ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 460
        TIME - 1830                    N3179H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURNS MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3179H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3179H-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 3804, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burns Municipal

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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