# NTSB LAX70DUG12: Erco 415-CD, N2355H, Hemet, CA, February 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1970
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG12

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0881  70/2/21    HEMET,CALIF         ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N2355H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 506 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            195 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET-RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDLANDS,CALIF              HEMET,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT TURNED SWITCH OFF TO SIMULATE ENG FAILURE.  UNDERSHOT RWY,LANDED IN ROUGH AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2355H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2355H-1974-07-26), registration cancelled 1974-07-26, S/N 2980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan

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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