# NTSB MIA76FKT92: Erco 415-C, N3101H, Hialeah, FL, August 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1976
- Place: Hialeah, FL · HIALEAH, FL
- Location: 25.8699° N, 80.3029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hialeah, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8699&lon=-80.3029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKT92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT92

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2933  76/8/20    HIALEAH,FL          ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N3101H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 494 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA WEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- SEVERE NOSE SHIMMY ON LDG CAUSED FUEL SPILL THAT IGNITED.STEERING ACTUATOR SEVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3101H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3101H-1977-10-31), registration cancelled 1977-10-31, S/N 3726, built 1946 (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: Opa Locka West

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760820031279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760820031279A), Aug 20, 1976: Univar 415C, Hialeah, FL, Substantial damage. Severe nose shimmy on ldg caused fuel spill that ignited. Steering actuator severed.

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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