# NTSB DEN73FQD13: Erco 415-CD, N2431H, Alamogordo, NM, December 31, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1972
- Place: Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
- Location: 32.8836° N, 105.9636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamogordo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8836&lon=-105.9636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3877  72/12/31   ALAMOGORDO,N MEX    ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 596
        TIME - 1335                    N2431H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOGORDO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 ALAMOGORDO,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2431H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2431H-2013-09-13), registration cancelled 2013-09-13, S/N 3056, built 1946 (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)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alamogordo Muni

## Other investigations on N2431H (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC77DAG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG35), Mar 6, 1977: Erco 415-D (N2431H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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