# NTSB MIA71FLD39: Erco 415-C, N2931H, Plymouth, FL, December 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1970
- Place: Plymouth, FL · PLYMOUTH, FL
- Location: 28.6922° N, 81.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6922&lon=-81.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4628  70/12/26   PLYMOUTH,FLA        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1358                    N2931H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDONALD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- TOO HIGH ON BASE LEG,S TURNED TO LOSE ALT,GOT TOO LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2931H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2931H-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 3556 (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: Mcdonald

## Other investigations on N2931H (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 MIA76AM077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM077), Apr 10, 1976: Erco 415-C (N2931H), Plant City, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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