UNK64X3926

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415D · Apple Valley, CA · September 12, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1964
Place
Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2441HErcoupe 415D
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180548

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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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3-3915  64/9/12    APPLE VALLEY CALI   ERCOUPE 415D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 295
        TIME - 1430                    N2441H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N2441H
Reported as
Ercoupe 415D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.