# NTSB FTW79DQD15: Erco 415-D, N3727H, El Paso, TX, August 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1979
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1721  79/8/26    EL PASO,TX          ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 211
        TIME - 0930                    N3727H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST TEXAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3727H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3727H-1988-04-14), registration cancelled 1988-04-14, S/N 4352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420326) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Texas

## 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 19790826019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826019329A), Aug 26, 1979: Univar 415D, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Struck small building on edge of ramp during taxi after landing.

## Other investigations on N3727H (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 FTW81DQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD16), Apr 16, 1981: Erco 415-D (N3727H), Fabens, TX, 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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