# NTSB FTW68F0280: Erco 415-C, N2017H, El Paso, TX, October 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1967
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0280

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3642  67/10/11   EL PASO,TEX         ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 300
        TIME - 1630                    N2017H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK HOLE IN RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2017H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2017H-2015-04-24), registration cancelled 2015-04-24, S/N 2640, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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