# NTSB MKC73DCD54: Erco 415-C, N2395H, Amana, IA, March 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1973
- Place: Amana, IA · AMANA, IA
- Location: 41.8036° N, 91.8752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amana, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8036&lon=-91.8752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0908  73/3/12    AMANA,IOWA          ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N2395H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURSH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,IOWA              AMANA,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ENTRD A 6IN DEEP RUT THAT HAD BEEN FILLED IN WITH SAND.TAXIWAY WET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2395H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2395H), registered now, S/N 3020, 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)
- 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: Hursh Field

## 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 19730312008649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730312008649A), Mar 12, 1973: Univar 415C, Amana, IA, Substantial damage. Nose gr entrd a 6IN deep rut that had been filled in with sand. Taxiway wet.

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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