# NTSB MKC69D0204: Erco 415-C, N93624, Stilwell, KS, July 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1968
- Place: Stilwell, KS · STILWELL, KS
- Location: 38.7692° N, 94.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stilwell, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7692&lon=-94.6563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3126   68/7/1    STILWELL,KANS       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N93624              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- ANGLE CLIP TO BRAKE HOSE CAUSED CHAFING,LEAKAGE OF HYD FLUID. INSUFFICIENT RNWY FOR GO AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93624](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93624), registered now, S/N 947, 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: Hillside

## Other investigations on N93624 (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 FTW83LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA309), Jun 30, 1983: Ercoupe 415-C (N93624), Elk City, OK, 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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