# NTSB DEN72AD020: Erco 415-CD, N3902H, Kit Carson, CO, October 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1971
- Place: Kit Carson, CO · KIT CARSON, CO
- Location: 38.7628° N, 102.7955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kit Carson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7628&lon=-102.7955&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4341  71/10/28   KIT CARSON,COLO     ERCO 415-CD         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 339
        TIME - 0615                    N3902H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 296 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHARON SPRINGS,KANS         AURORA,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       34
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT IN L TURN 1/2MI S OF HWY DSCNDD,INTO RISING TRRN.CEIL IN AREA EST 500FT,VIS 1MI FOG AND HAZE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3902H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3902H-1972-01-05), registration cancelled 1972-01-05, S/N 4603 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-cd) (registry code 0420304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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