# NTSB NYC74FGM12: Erco 415-C, N2955H, West Middlesex, PA, December 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1973
- Place: West Middlesex, PA · WEST MIDDLESEX, PA
- Location: 41.1742° N, 80.4555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Middlesex, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1742&lon=-80.4555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3670  73/12/11   WEST MIDDLESEX,PA   ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 58, 134
        TIME - 1641                    N2955H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLESEX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MIDDLESEX,PA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UNDERSHOT APPROACH STRUCK TREES ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2955H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2955H), registered now, S/N 3580, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (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: Middlesex

## 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 19731211039679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731211039679A), Dec 11, 1973: Univar 415C, West Middlesex, PA, Substantial damage. Undershot approach struck trees on approach end of runway

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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