NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Ercoupe 415-C, where the first occurrence was “Hard landing”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C per year, 1982–2026: 5 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0420322')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 200))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI99LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Bristol, WIthe pilot's failure to perform a proper recovery from the bounced landing, resulting in the airplane's nose gear striking the runway. A factor relating to the accident was the excessive airspeed maintained during the landing.Jul 18, 1999 · N2980H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW97LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe Ercoupe 415-C · Huntsville, TXInadvertent stall due to the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and a proper descent rate. A factor was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.Jul 7, 1997 · N99739 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Marlboro, OHThe student plt rptd that he flew a flat final apch to remain clear of trees. The airspeed began to drop, and the airplane subsequently landed hard after clearing the trees.Dec 10, 1987 · N87102 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415C · Englewood, COThe student plt said the acft ballooned during the flare and he applied forward stick. The acft touched down nose wheel first and the nose gear collapsed. The acft then settled hard on main gear resulting in additional damage.Apr 1, 1987 · N114PA · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82DA144Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Mansfield, MAWitnesses reported that the aircraft bounced during touchdown and began porpoising. After bouncing 4 or 5 times, the nose tire blew out. Subsequently, the aircraft vee ed off the runway and nosed over.Jul 3, 1982 · N93358 · Substantial damage