# NTSB LAX75DUJ12: Erco 415-CD, N3386H, Wilcox, AZ, August 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1974
- Place: Wilcox, AZ · WILCOX, AZ
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3041   74/8/7    WILCOX,ARIZ         ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 295
        TIME - 0930                    N3386H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 EL PASO,TEX                  WILCOX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK CAMP ROAD FOR DEST ARPT & LND.HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3386H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3386H-1976-08-23), registration cancelled 1976-08-23, S/N 4011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420324) (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 19740807025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740807025299A), Aug 7, 1974: Univar 415CD, Wilcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Plt mistook camp road for dest arpt & lnd. Had to swerve to avoid oncoming vehicle.

## Other investigations on N3386H (1)

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 LAX76FUJ93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ93), Jul 20, 1976: Erco 415-C (N3386H), Bonita, AZ, destroyed

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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