# NTSB UNK64X3750: Ercoupe 415C, N3206H, Eufaula, OK, September 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1964
- Place: Eufaula, OK · EUFAULA, OK
- Location: 35.2921° N, 95.5864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eufaula, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2921&lon=-95.5864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3750
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3750

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2743   64/9/3    EUFAULA OKLA        ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 300
        TIME - 0820                    N3206H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3206H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3206H-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 3831, 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

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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