Erco 415-CD N3857H
16 December 1979 · Lake Village, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1979 at about 22:00 local time, a Erco 415-CD registered N3857H was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lake Village, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Village, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Village
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Erco 415-CD
- Registration
- N3857H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3391
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACDT OCRD AT UNLIT APT. WNDSHLD FOGGED UP ON SHORT FINAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Erco 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1979 | Erco 415-C | Atoka, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1979 | Erco 415-C | South MacEdoni, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1979 | Erco 415-C | Cheboygan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1979 | Erco 415-C | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1979 | Erco 415-C | Grafton, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1979 | Erco 415-C | Auburn, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |