# NTSB LAX75DUM29: Erco 415-CD, N3979H, Santee, CA, June 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1975
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1395  75/6/14    SANTEE,CA           ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2615
        TIME - 1245                    N3979H              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  GILLESPIE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTEE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WIND TEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3979H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Gillespie Field

## 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 19750614015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750614015489A), Jun 14, 1975: Univar 415CD, Santee, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with wind tee.

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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