UNK64X3741

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415C · Bennington, VT · September 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1964
Place
Bennington, VT · BENNINGTON, VT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2415HErcoupe 415C
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185975

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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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3-2728   64/9/2    BENNINGTON VT       ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1750                    N2415H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 1964 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            61 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT BOUNCED WHEN CROSSING MACADAM STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2415H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bennington

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.