# NTSB NYC72FHD14: Erco 415-C, N3771H, Pemberton, NJ, August 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1971
- Place: Pemberton, NJ · PEMBERTON, NJ
- Location: 39.9736° N, 74.6869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pemberton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9736&lon=-74.6869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3326  71/8/28    PEMBERTON,NJ        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3771H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEMBERTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERLIN,NJ                   PEMBERTON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- STEERING YOKE RING CRACKED,DARK COLORING ABT 1/2 OF THE CRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3771H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3771H), registered now, S/N 4396, built 1947 (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: Pemberton

## Other investigations on N3771H (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 IAD04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA039), Aug 17, 2004: Ercoupe 415-C (N3771H), Pemberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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