# NTSB MIA72FKT19: Erco 415-C, N3267H, Punta Gorda, FL, September 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1971
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL · PUNTA GORDA, FL
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKT19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKT19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3806  71/9/18    PUNTA GORDA,FLA     ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N3267H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLOTTE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNTA GORDA,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3267H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3267H), registered now, S/N 3892, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Charlotte County

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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