# NTSB NYC79DNA04: Erco 415-C, Tewksbury, MA, October 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1978
- Place: Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DNA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0015   78/10/7   TEWKSBURY,MA        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    G-AXZW              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 834 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEWKSBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-AXZW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tewksbury

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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