# NTSB MKC74AK059: Erco 415-C, N2155H, Winthrop, IA, April 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Winthrop, IA · WINTHROP, IA
- Location: 42.4708° N, 91.7374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winthrop, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4708&lon=-91.7374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1290   74/4/6    WINTHROP,IOWA       ERCO 415-C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1325                    N2155H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          INDEPENDENCE,IOWA           RETURN                       WASHBURN,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- REASON FOR LOSS OF CTL WAS NOT DTRMND.REAR FUSELAGE SECT WITH EMPENNAGE ATCHD SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2155H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2155H-1974-07-18), registration cancelled 1974-07-18, S/N 2778 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740406015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406015009A), Apr 6, 1974: Univar 415C, Winthrop, IA, Destroyed. Reason for loss of ctl was not dtrmnd. Rear fuselage sect with empennage atchd separated.

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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