# NTSB NYC67D0180: Erco 415-C, N99158, Sanford, ME, July 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1966
- Place: Sanford, ME · SANFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2088  66/7/10  NR.SANFORD ME         ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N99158              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED FROM FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99158](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99158), registered now, S/N 1781, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Erco 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/erco-415-d) (registry code 0420406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N99158 (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 UNK64X0514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0514), Feb 9, 1964: Ercoupe 415C (N99158), Bristol, PA, 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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