# NTSB NYC74FHA14: Erco 415-D, N2396H, Tunkhannock, PA, October 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Tunkhannock, PA · TUNKHANNOCK, PA
- Location: 41.5411° N, 75.9491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tunkhannock, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5411&lon=-75.9491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3260  73/10/20   TUNKHANNOCK,PA      ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2396H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUNKHANNOCK,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
        REMARKS- RUDDER CABLES CROSSED UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF STRUCK WIND TEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2396H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2396H), registered now, S/N 3021, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420326) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyhaven

## 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 19731020032689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020032689A), Oct 20, 1973: Univar 415D, Tunkhannock, PA, Substantial damage. Rudder cables crossed unable to maintain directional control on takeoff struck wind tee.

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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