# NTSB CHI76DET17: Erco 415-C, N2150H, Watervliet, MI, October 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1975
- Place: Watervliet, MI · WATERVLIET, MI
- Location: 42.1876° N, 86.2586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watervliet, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1876&lon=-86.2586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DET17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2684   75/10/6   WATERVLIET,MI       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N2150H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVLIET MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERVLIET,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT ENCTRD DEPRESSED AREA FM BURIED DRAIN TILE,BECAME AIRBORNE,PLT PUSHED FWD ON CTL WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2150H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watervliet Muni

## 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 19751006030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751006030569A), Oct 6, 1975: Univar 415C, Watervliet, MI, Substantial damage. Acft enctrd depressed area fm buried drain tile,became airborne,plt pushed fwd on ctl wheel.

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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