# NTSB LAX71DUG52: Erco 415-C, N94129, Desert Cntr, CA, March 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1971
- Place: Desert Cntr, CA · DESERT CNTR, CA
- Location: 33.7378° N, 115.3666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Desert Center, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7378&lon=-115.3666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0983   71/3/3    DESERT CNTR,CALIF   ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 311
        TIME - 1845                    N94129              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE MTN STATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IRON MOUNTAIN,CALIF         DESERT CNTR,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- ONE WAY STRIP.THOUGHT CAR,LIGHTS BLINKING,ATMTG TO ALINE ACFT WITH RWY.HIT ROCKS OFF RWY DRG COR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94129](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94129), registered now, S/N 1452, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Mtn Station

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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