# NTSB NYC72FNC19: Erco 415-CD, N3777H, Pownal, ME, November 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1971
- Place: Pownal, ME · POWNAL, ME
- Location: 43.8991° N, 70.1818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Pownal, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8991&lon=-70.1818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNC19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3671  71/11/28   POWNAL,ME           ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 410
        TIME - 1245                    N3777H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POWNAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,ME                 POWNAL,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ICY SPOT ON RWY. HIT SNOWBANK AT DEP END OF SHORT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3777H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pownal

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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