# NTSB CHI74FEP15: Erco 415C, N2244H, Portage, WI, September 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1973
- Place: Portage, WI · PORTAGE, WI
- Location: 43.5490° N, 89.4659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5490&lon=-89.4659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEP15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2909  73/9/20    PORTAGE,WIS         ERCO 415C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 73, 481
        TIME - 1110                    N2244H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 334 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,WIS                  PORTAGE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN CRABBED ATTITUDE. SCUFFED NOSE TIRE SIDEWALL ON PAVEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2244H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2244H), registered now, S/N 2867, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portage

## 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 19730920031669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730920031669A), Sep 20, 1973: Univar 415C, Portage, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot landed in crabbed attitude. Scuffed nose tire sidewall on pavement.

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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