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NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415C · Columbus, IN · September 5, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 5, 1964
Place
Columbus, IN · COLUMBUS, IN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2120HErcoupe 415C
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182674

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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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2-0673   64/9/5    COLUMBUS IND        ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2000
        TIME - 1115                    N2120H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION

Aircraft

Registration
N2120H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbus

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.