# NTSB NYC75DNC11: Erco 415-D, N1084, Cambridge, ME, September 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1974
- Place: Cambridge, ME · CAMBRIDGE, ME
- Location: 45.0242° N, 69.4739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0242&lon=-69.4739&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DNC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3130  74/9/29    CAMBRIDGE,ME        ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 446
        TIME - 1230                    N1084               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIGLAS HAM HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMBRIDGE,ME                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WET SOD FLD,5IN HI GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1084](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1084-1975-05-06), registration cancelled 1975-05-06, S/N 1551, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-d) (registry code 0420306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Viglas Ham Hill

## 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 19740929033559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929033559A), Sep 29, 1974: Univar 415D, Cambridge, ME, Substantial damage. Wet sod fld,5IN hi grass.

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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