# NTSB DEN81DTE74: Erco 415-C, N93682, Aurora, CO, September 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1981
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTE74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3203  81/9/21    AURORA,CO           ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N93682              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 4639 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GEAR DAMAGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93682](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93682-2012-05-18), registration cancelled 2012-05-18, S/N 1005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbine

## 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 19810921067829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810921067829A), Sep 21, 1981: Univar 415D, Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control during landing. Instructor failed to take corrective action in time.

## Other investigations on N93682 (2)

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 CHI76FET44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET44), Jun 26, 1976: Erco 415-C (N93682), Lucerne, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0684](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0684), Mar 17, 1966: Erco 415-C (N93682), Danville, IL, 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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