# NTSB LAX80DUG41: Erco 415-C, N99351, Redlands, CA, June 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1980
- Place: Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
- Location: 34.0556° N, 117.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redlands, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0556&lon=-117.1825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1425  80/6/18    REDLANDS,CA         ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N99351              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 51, 10650 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                REDLANDS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPED ENG,ACFT JUMPED CHOCKS,HIT CESSNA 170,N3566C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99351](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99351-1981-10-20), registration cancelled 1981-10-20, S/N 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redlands

## 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 19800618022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618022049A), Jun 18, 1980: Univar 415C, Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Engine died on landing roll. Chocked wheels with rocks. Hand-propped engine jumped chocks, hit parked airplane.

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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