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NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C, 1982

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Ercoupe 415-C. 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.

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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0420322'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB MKC82DA172Accident · No injuriesFinal reportErcoupe 415C · Andover, KSPilot reported he was taxiing and turned to avoid animals. Aircraft then collided with a tree. He had given two other versions verbally of how the damage occurred.Sep 7, 1982 · N99088 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA275Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportErcoupe 415C · Port Sheldon Tw, MIDuring a VFR flight along lake Michigan shoreline the pilot encountered a decrease in ceiling height. The pilot chose to make a 180 degrees maneuver and return to the airport but during the turn encountered a fog bank. The pilot decended to avoid the fog bank…Jul 26, 1982 · N3247H · DestroyedNTSB ATL82DA200Accident · No injuriesFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Richmond, KYPilot hand propped aircraft which broke tail tie-down rope and taxiied unattended into a runway light and a ditch about 175 feet from starting point.Jul 14, 1982 · N37109 · 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 damageNTSB DEN82DA125Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Wamsutter, WYThe pilot became sick during the flight and elected to land on a highway. He took spacing behind a truck, but the truck slowed down, so he continued the landing beside the highway. After lowering the nosewheel, it hit a ditch and collapsed, and the aircraft…Jul 2, 1982 · N99481 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA192Accident · No injuriesFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Fort Atkinson, WIThe safety bolt on the propeller hub failed allowing the propeller to separate from the aircraft. The pilot landed in a plowed field.May 29, 1982 · N93616 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82DA095Accident · No injuriesFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Merritt Island, FLThe pilot suspected a partial loss of engine power shortly after lift-off. He cut the power to land on the remaining runway. The plane touched down on the right main and nose gear, and the nose gear collapsed. The plane skidded about 100 ft before coming to…Mar 29, 1982 · N94067 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FCG17Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Topeka, KSThe aircraft crashed and burned during takeoff at 1303 CST. The pilot received second degree burns over 20 per cent of his body and expired on 3/9/82. Two sailplanes were damaged by impact and fire, and a third sailplane received fire damage. The pilot…Mar 2, 1982 · N93846 · Destroyed