# NTSB UNK64X3926: Ercoupe 415D, N2441H, Apple Valley, CA, September 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1964
- Place: Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3926
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3926

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3915  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2441H-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 3066, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415D
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420326) (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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