# NTSB MIA66F0506: Erco 415-C, N93538, St Stephen, SC, March 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1966
- Place: St Stephen, SC · ST STEPHEN, SC
- Location: 33.4026° N, 79.9252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Stephen, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4026&lon=-79.9252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0506
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0506

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0677  66/3/20    ST STEPHEN SC       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 205
        TIME - 1700                    N93538              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST STEPHEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93538](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93538-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 861 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Stephen

## Other investigations on N93538 (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 CHI69F0427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0427), Dec 1, 1968: Erco 415-C (N93538), Clyde, OH, 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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