# NTSB LAX76FUJ93: Erco 415-C, N3386H, Bonita, AZ, July 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1976
- Place: Bonita, AZ · BONITA, AZ
- Location: 32.5898° N, 109.9692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonita, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5898&lon=-109.9692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUJ93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1822  76/7/20    BONITA,AZ           ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 402
        TIME - 1500                    N3386H              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.GRANT AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BONITA,AZ                   COCHISE,AZ.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3386H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3386H-1976-08-23), registration cancelled 1976-08-23, S/N 4011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ft.Grant Airstrip

## 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 19760720022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720022239A), Jul 20, 1976: Univar 415CD, Bonita, AZ, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3386H (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX75DUJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ12), Aug 7, 1974: Erco 415-CD (N3386H), Wilcox, AZ, substantial damage

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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