# NTSB UNK66X0113: Ercoupe 415-C, N99578, Stafford, KS, December 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1965
- Place: Stafford, KS · STAFFORD, KS
- Location: 37.9624° N, 98.5993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stafford, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9624&lon=-98.5993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3927   65/12/5   STAFFORD KANS       ERCOUPE 415-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 110
        TIME - 1430                    N99578              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAFFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- STEERING ROD ATTACH LUG OF STEERING COLLAR P/N 415-32321 ON NOSE GEAR FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99578](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99578-2017-06-30), registration cancelled 2017-06-30, S/N 2201, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (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
- Airport: Stafford

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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