UNK65X1351

NTSB accident investigation · Ercoupe 415C · Refugio, TX · January 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1965
Place
Refugio, TX · REFUGIO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N93932Ercoupe 415C
Status
Completed · report February 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180034

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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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3-0121  65/1/26    REFUGIO TEX         ERCOUPE 415C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N93932              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROOKE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-25 N6967Z SUB DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N93932
Reported as
Ercoupe 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rooke Field

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.