# NTSB MIA72DLD44: Erco 415-C, N93783, Chuluota, FL, February 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1972
- Place: Chuluota, FL · CHULUOTA, FL
- Location: 28.6407° N, 81.1170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chuluota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6407&lon=-81.1170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0556   72/2/6    CHULUOTA,FLA        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N93783              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING SEMINOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         CHULUOTA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LND ON UNLTD RWY AT NITE. RAN INTO SAND ON SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93783](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93783-2019-10-05), registration cancelled 2019-10-05, S/N 1106, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Seminole

## Other investigations on N93783 (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 CHI07CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA293), Aug 31, 2007: Ercoupe Ercoupe 415C (N93783), Middletown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. A contributing factor was the lower than normal airspeed maintained during the final approach.

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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