# NTSB NYC77FA064: Erco 415C, N3762H, New Bedford, MA, June 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1977
- Place: New Bedford, MA · NEW BEDFORD, MA
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1280  77/6/15    NEW BEDFORD,MA      ERCO 415C           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1011
        TIME - 1002                    N3762H              PX-  1  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 276 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BEDFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BEDFORD,MA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- L HORIZONTAL MEMBER OF THE T-CONTROL YOKE FAILED AT WELD,HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT & FATIGUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3762H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3762H-1977-09-15), registration cancelled 1977-09-15, S/N 4387, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: New Bedford

## 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 19770615019459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770615019459A), Jun 15, 1977: Univar 415C, New Bedford, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. L horizontal member of the t-control yoke failed at weld,hydrogen embrittlement & fatigue.

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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