# NTSB UNK64X3769: Ercoupe 415C, N2166H, Indian Head, MD, September 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1964
- Place: Indian Head, MD · INDIAN HEAD, MD
- Location: 38.5986° N, 77.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Head, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5986&lon=-77.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3769
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3769

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2759   64/9/4    INDIAN HEAD MD      ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N2166H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLMONKEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2166H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2166H), registered now, S/N 2789, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (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: Pullmonkey

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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