Erco 415C N93703
19 December 1971 · Lake Mills, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 December 1971 at about 18:50 local time, a Erco 415C registered N93703 was involved in an accident during in flight near Lake Mills, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Mills, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Mills
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Erco 415C
- Registration
- N93703
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Des Moines, Iowa → Minneapolis, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4546
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
ACFT HIT GND IN A STEEP NS DWN ATT WHILE IN A R BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Erco 415 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1971 | Erco 415-CD | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1971 | Erco 415-CD | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1971 | Erco 415-D | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1971 | Erco 415-C | Cle Elum, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 May 1971 | Erco 415-C | Warrington, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1971 | Erco 415-D | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |