# NTSB SEA72AS011: Erco 415C, N413L, Boise, ID, September 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1971
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4294  71/9/11    BOISE,ID            ERCO 415C           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 170
        TIME - 1805                    N413L               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSRVD LOW ON APCH,HIT POLE AND BARN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N413L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413L-1971-10-26), registration cancelled 1971-10-26, S/N 4005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-cd) (registry code 0420304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bradley

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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