# NTSB FTW70DPG07: Erco 415-C, N2152H, West Point, AR, March 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1970
- Place: West Point, AR · WEST POINT, AR
- Location: 35.2033° N, 91.6099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Point, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2033&lon=-91.6099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DPG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1138   70/3/8    WEST POINT,ARK      ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 654
        TIME - 1100                    N2152H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST POINT,ARK              N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- SETTLED BACK ONTO WET SOD FIELD,ABORTED,SLID INTO PLOWED AREA. WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2152H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2152H-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 2775, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (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

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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