# NTSB SEA75AS020: Erco 415-C, N3591H, Rogerson, ID, October 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1974
- Place: Rogerson, ID · ROGERSON, ID
- Location: 42.2180° N, 114.5942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rogerson, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2180&lon=-114.5942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4041  74/10/31 NR.ROGERSON,ID        ERCO 415-C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2200                    N3591H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BUHL,ID                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED          TWIN FALLS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      41
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 184 MG/100 ML.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3591H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3591H-1975-02-28), registration cancelled 1975-02-28, S/N 4216, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19741031042769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741031042769A), Oct 31, 1974: Univar 415C, Rogerson, ID, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 184 MG/100 ml.

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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