# NTSB CHI80FET05: Erco 415-CD, N3857H, Lake Village, IN, December 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1979
- Place: Lake Village, IN · LAKE VILLAGE, IN
- Location: 41.1308° N, 87.4390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Village, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1308&lon=-87.4390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3391  79/12/16 NR.LAKE VILLAGE,IN    ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 414
        TIME - 2200                    N3857H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LAKE VILLAGE,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACDT OCRD AT UNLIT APT. WNDSHLD FOGGED UP ON SHORT FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3857H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3857H-1993-03-05), registration cancelled 1993-03-05, S/N 4558 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Village

## 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 19791216041039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216041039A), Dec 16, 1979: Univar 415CD, Lake Village, ID, Destroyed. Hit trees on final approach to a night landing on an unlighted runway. Frost on windshield.

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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