# NTSB CHI74FEA40: Erco 415-C, N99326, Greenfield, IN, May 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1974
- Place: Greenfield, IN · GREENFIELD, IN
- Location: 39.7933° N, 85.7725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7933&lon=-85.7725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1336  74/5/21    GREENFIELD,IND      ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N99326              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 351 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POPE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENFIELD,IND              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- PLT STEERED ACFT TO L TO AVOID 1FT HI BARRICADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99326](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99326), registered now, S/N 1949, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pope Field

## 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 19740521014489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740521014489A), May 21, 1974: Univar 415C, Greenfield, IN, Substantial damage. Plt steered acft to l to avoid 1FT hi barricade.

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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