# NTSB MIA73FLD40: Erco 415-C, N94114, St.Petersburg, FL, December 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1972
- Place: St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169210
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4027  72/12/10   ST.PETERSBURG,FLA   ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 658
        TIME - 1015                    N94114              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 595 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRE VERDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE,FLA                  ST.PETERSBURG,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRAGGED AREA LOOKING FOR STRIP.LND TO WEST OF RWY,RAN INTO SOFT SAND.RWY UNMARKED & UNIMPROVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94114](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94114), registered now, S/N 1437, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (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: Terre Verde

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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