# NTSB LAX78FUG10: Erco 415E, N94774, Upland, CA, January 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1978
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0108   78/1/8    UPLAND,CA           ERCO 415E           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2363
        TIME - 1105                    N94774              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FERNANDO,CA             UPLAND,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- OTHER ACFT ON RWY,WAS TOO CLOSE. HIT SMALL TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94774](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94774-1990-01-04), registration cancelled 1990-01-04, S/N 4885 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415E
- Registry model: [Ercoupe E](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-e) (registry code 0420504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cable

## 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 19780108000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780108000239A), Jan 8, 1978: Univar 415E, Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Other acft on rwy,was too close. Hit small trees.

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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