# NTSB FTW68F0573: Erco 415-G, N94883, Bogalusa, LA, April 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1968
- Place: Bogalusa, LA · BOGALUSA, LA
- Location: 30.7749° N, 89.8619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bogalusa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7749&lon=-89.8619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0573
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0573

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1160  68/4/27    BOGALUSA,LA         ERCO 415-G          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N94883              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARR
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N94883 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carr

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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