# NTSB NYC73FNE32: Erco 415-D, N99416, Waterford, CT, April 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Location: 41.3463° N, 72.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3463&lon=-72.1293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1316  73/4/30    WATERFORD,CONN      ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 115
        TIME - 1740                    N99416              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERFORD,CONN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN ROUGH HILLY AREA S OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99416](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99416-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N 2039, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- 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: Waterford

## 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 19730430009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430009769A), Apr 30, 1973: Univar 415G, Waterford, CT, Substantial damage. Lndd in rough hilly area s of arpt.

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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