# NTSB DEN70D0122: Erco 415-C, N87080, Cody, WY, September 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1969
- Place: Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4045  69/9/27    CODY,WYO            ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 286
        TIME - 0930                    N87080              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CODY,WYO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON BEACH DUE ROUGH ENG.ENG CHECKED OK,T/O ATEMPTED BUT UN ACCELERATE DUE SOFT SAND.HIT WASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87080](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87080), registered now, S/N 253 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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