# NTSB IAD74DLQ36: Erco 415-C, N3474H, Centertown, KY, May 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1974
- Place: Centertown, KY · CENTERTOWN, KY
- Location: 37.4178° N, 86.9960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centertown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4178&lon=-86.9960&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1417  74/5/29    CENTERTOWN,KY       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 3000
        TIME - 1230                    N3474H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATOR,ALA                 GREENVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF ON IMPLEMENT RD,NOSEWHEEL CTCTD RUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3474H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3474H-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N 4099, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-d) (registry code 0420306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740529016149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740529016149A), May 29, 1974: Univar 415CD, Centertown, KY, Substantial damage. Drg tkof on implement rd,nosewheel ctctd ruts.

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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