# NTSB LAX76DUG42: Erco 415-C, N94135, Palm Springs, CA, March 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1976
- Place: Palm Springs, CA · PALM SPRINGS, CA
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0475   76/3/4    PALM SPRINGS,CA     ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1313                    N94135              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- STARTED ENG,GOT OUT.ACFT ROLLED INTO CESSNA 421 N4048L,SUBSTL DMG.PARKING BRAKE MALF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94135](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94135), registered now, S/N 1458, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (registry code 0420326) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Springs Muni

## 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 19760304006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760304006439A), Mar 4, 1976: Univar 415C, Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. Started eng,got out. Acft rolled into Cessna 421 N4048L,substl dmg. Parking brake malf.

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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