# NTSB CHI80FEM02: Erco 415-C, N2150H, Cheboygan, MI, October 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1979
- Place: Cheboygan, MI · CHEBOYGAN, MI
- Location: 45.6419° N, 84.4688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheboygan, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6419&lon=-84.4688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2302   79/10/9   CHEBOYGAN,MI        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1650
        TIME - 1930                    N2150H              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEBOYGAN CITY-CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEBOYGAN,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CHECK OUT.DEMONSTRATING RAPID DESCENT.
```

## Aircraft

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

## 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 19791009027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791009027129A), Oct 9, 1979: Univar 415C, Cheboygan, MI, Substantial damage. Private pilot, checking out the new owner, demonstrated first landing. Landed hard.

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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