# NTSB FTW81DRA10: Erco 415-L, N99368, Texas City, TX, December 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1980
- Place: Texas City, TX · TEXAS CITY, TX
- Location: 29.3838° N, 94.9027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texas City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3838&lon=-94.9027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3734  80/12/11 NR.TEXAS CITY,TX      ERCO 415-L          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5000
        TIME - 1645                    N99368              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  GALVESTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99368](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99368-2011-01-07), registration cancelled 2011-01-07, S/N 1991, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-L
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19801211072729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211072729A), Dec 11, 1980: Univar 415C, Texas City, TX, Destroyed. Crashed during simulated emergency landing. Pilot medically disqualified due to heart condition.

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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