# NTSB FTW68D0232: Erco 415-C, N99690, Darnell, LA, September 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1967
- Place: Darnell, LA · DARNELL, LA
- Location: 32.6776° N, 91.4532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darnell, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6776&lon=-91.4532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0232

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3168   67/9/4    DARNELL,LA          ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 278
        TIME - 1000                    N99690              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KILPATRICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99690](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99690-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N 2313, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (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: Kilpatrick

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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