# NTSB NYC75FNE11: Erco 415-C, N320D, Ansonia, CT, September 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Ansonia, CT · ANSONIA, CT
- Location: 41.3442° N, 73.0698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ansonia, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-73.0698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3551  74/9/22    ANSONIA,CONN        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 112
        TIME - 0100                    N320D               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANSONIA,CONN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- UNLIGHTED GRASS STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N320D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320D-2018-05-18), registration cancelled 2018-05-18, S/N 914, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Forney 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-415-c) (registry code 0420332) (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: Ansonia

## 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 19740922032479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922032479A), Sep 22, 1974: Univar 415C, Ansonia, CT, Substantial damage. Unlighted grass strip.

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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