# NTSB DEN75FTM11: Erco 415-C, N87276, Bountiful, UT, December 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1974
- Place: Bountiful, UT · BOUNTIFUL, UT
- Location: 40.8725° N, 111.8612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bountiful, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8725&lon=-111.8612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4153  74/12/14   BOUNTIFUL,UT        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 170
        TIME - 1640                    N87276              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOUNTIFUL,UT                SPANISH FORK,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH ICE ON AIRFRAME.UNABLE TO CLIMB,CRASH LNDD TO AVOID PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87276](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87276-1975-03-06), registration cancelled 1975-03-06, S/N 449 (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
- Airport: Bountiful Skypark

## 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 19741214042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741214042929A), Dec 14, 1974: Univar 415C, Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. Took off with ice on airframe. Unable to climb,crash lndd to avoid pwr lines.

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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