# NTSB LAX68F0099: Erco 415-C, N93585, Colton, CA, August 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1967
- Place: Colton, CA · COLTON, CA
- Location: 34.0491° N, 117.3287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0491&lon=-117.3287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2979  67/8/21    COLTON,CALIF        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 280
        TIME - 2000                    N93585              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORROW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- BOLT P/N 41552117-26,WHICH SECURED AILERON CABLES TO BELL CRANK AT CENTER OF YOKE, FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93585](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93585-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 908 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Morrow

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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