# NTSB DEN77FTE48: Erco 415-C, N87421, Brush, CO, May 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1977
- Place: Brush, CO · BRUSH, CO
- Location: 40.2592° N, 103.6363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brush, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2592&lon=-103.6363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1054  77/5/13    BRUSH,CO            ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 434
        TIME - 1205                    N87421              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUSH MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUSH,CO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ENG. HIT BEECH 35,N31TT,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87421](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87421-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 594, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brush Municipal

## 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 19770513011129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770513011129A), May 13, 1977: Univar 415C, Brush, CO, Substantial damage. Plt propped eng. Hit Beech 35,N31TT,sub dmg.

## Other investigations on N87421 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC71DCJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCJ08), Jul 26, 1970: Erco 415-C (N87421), Wahoo, NE, 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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