# NTSB MKC75DCQ17: Erco 415-C, N2012H, Hill City, KS, September 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Hill City, KS · HILL CITY, KS
- Location: 39.3687° N, 99.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hill City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3687&lon=-99.8405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2937  74/9/15    HILL CITY,KANS      ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 209
        TIME - 1345                    N2012H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILL CITY,KANS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO APCH,PLT CONCENTRATED UPON RWY DID NOT SEE FENCE OR FENCE POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2012H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2012H-1983-06-25), registration cancelled 1983-06-25, S/N 2635 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hill City

## 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 19740915031439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915031439A), Sep 15, 1974: Univar 415C, Hill City, KS, Substantial damage. 1St solo apch,plt concentrated upon rwy did not see fence or fence post.

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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