# NTSB MKC68D0012: Erco 415-E, N94824, Fall River, KS, June 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1967
- Place: Fall River, KS · FALL RIVER, KS
- Location: 37.6078° N, 96.0286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fall River, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6078&lon=-96.0286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2131  67/6/24    FALL RIVER,KANS     ERCO 415-E          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 232
        TIME - 1400                    N94824              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER RES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94824](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94824-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 4938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-E
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-e) (registry code 0420328) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fall River Res

## Other investigations on N94824 (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 MKC71FCG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCG33), Nov 15, 1970: Erco 415-E (N94824), Gardner, KS, substantial damage

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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