# NTSB UNK65X0722: Ercoupe 415D, N94674, Danville, VA, November 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1964
- Place: Danville, VA · DANVILLE, VA
- Location: 36.5860° N, 79.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5860&lon=-79.3950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0722
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0722

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3509  64/11/15   DANVILLE VA         ERCOUPE 415D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 661
        TIME - 1645                    N94674              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF CRANKPIN IN FORWARD FILLET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94674](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94674-1989-03-16), registration cancelled 1989-03-16, S/N 4785 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415D
- Registry model: [Erco 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/erco-415-d) (registry code 0420406) (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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