# NTSB LAX73DUJ76: Erco 415D, N3618H, Lk Hvsu Cty, AZ, October 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1972
- Place: Lk Hvsu Cty, AZ · LK HVSU CTY, AZ
- Location: 34.4839° N, 114.3225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Havasu City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4839&lon=-114.3225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ76-169116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2752  72/10/14   LK HVSU CTY,ARIZ    ERCO 415D           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 600
        TIME - 1130                    N3618H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  LAKE HAVASU CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LK HVSU CTY,ARIZ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RAMP FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- ROAD HIDDEN BY SHRUBS.NO CAUTION OR STOP SIGNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3618H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3618H), registered now, S/N 4243, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415D
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-d) (registry code 0420306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Lake Havasu City

## Other investigations on N3618H (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX72FUQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUQ09), Jul 24, 1971: Erco 415-D (N3618H), Van Nuys, CA, minor damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0009), May 29, 1966: Ercoupe 415-C (N3618H), S.Luis Obispo, CA, 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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