# NTSB MKC73DCD58: Erco 415-C, N2687H, Greenfield, IA, April 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Greenfield, IA · GREENFIELD, IA
- Location: 41.3058° N, 94.4593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3058&lon=-94.4593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1355  73/4/22    GREENFIELD,IOWA     ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    N2687H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEROKEE,IOWA               GREENFIELD,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROUGH SOD AREA ADJACNT TO RWY.NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2687H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2687H-2025-09-06), registration cancelled 2025-09-06, S/N 3312 (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: Greenfield

## 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 19730422010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422010839A), Apr 22, 1973: Univar 415C, Greenfield, IA, Substantial damage. Lndd on rough sod area adjacnt to rwy. Nose gear collapsed on roll out.

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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