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NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415C · Westminister, MD · August 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 19, 1964
Place
Westminister, MD · WESTMINISTER, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N93406Ercoupe 415C
Status
Completed · report October 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184782

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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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3-2531  64/8/19    WESTMINISTER MD     ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N93406              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMINSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N93406
Reported as
Ercoupe 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Westminster

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.