# NTSB CHI73FEM49: Erco 415-C, N94124, Sand Lake, MI, April 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Sand Lake, MI · SAND LAKE, MI
- Location: 43.2886° N, 85.5240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2886&lon=-85.5240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0928  73/4/22    SAND LAKE,MICH      ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 116
        TIME - 1900                    N94124              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TODD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAND LAKE,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BALL PORTION OF BALL-SOCKET STEERING JOINT BKN AT SMALL DIAMETER OF NECK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94124](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94124-1975-11-13), registration cancelled 1975-11-13, S/N 1447 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Todd

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730422009469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422009469A), Apr 22, 1973: Univar 415G, Sand Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Ball portion of ball-socket steering joint bkn at small diameter of neck.

## Other investigations on N94124 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI70F0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0160), Aug 3, 1969: Erco 415-C (N94124), Mt.Clemens, MI, substantial damage

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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