# NTSB CHI67A0033: Erco 415-C, N2632H, Onsted, MI, September 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1966
- Place: Onsted, MI · ONSTED, MI
- Location: 42.0061° N, 84.1893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Onsted, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-84.1893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0771   66/9/5    ONSTED MICH         ERCO 415-C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N2632H              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOARS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.17 PERCENT.SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOSS OF CRITICAL JUDGMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2632H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2632H-1966-09-16), registration cancelled 1966-09-16, S/N 3257 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Erco 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/erco-415-c) (registry code 0420402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Loars Field

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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