Ercoupe 415C N2120H
5 September 1964 · Columbus Ind, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 September 1964 at about 11:15 local time, a Ercoupe 415C registered N2120H was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Columbus Ind, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus Ind, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbus
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ercoupe 415C
- Registration
- N2120H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Intrastate Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0673
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INOPERATIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR RESULTED IN DEAD BATTERY-INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGE FROM ELECT FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ercoupe 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1964 | Ercoupe 415C | S Plainfield N J, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1964 | Ercoupe 415C | East Moriches Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1964 | Ercoupe 415C | Mukwonago Wisc, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1964 | Ercoupe 415C | Famoso Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1964 | Ercoupe 415C | Bakersfield Cal, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1964 | Ercoupe 415C | Waterloo Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |