# NTSB CHI68F0590: Erco 415-D, N9980, Speedway, IN, February 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1968
- Place: Speedway, IN · SPEEDWAY, IN
- Location: 39.7937° N, 86.2475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Speedway, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7937&lon=-86.2475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0590
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0590

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0309  68/2/15    SPEEDWAY,IND        ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N9980               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 15000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- STEERING BALL ON NOSE GEAR FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9980 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shank

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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