# NTSB LAX81DVA17: Erco 415-C, N99785, Strathmore, CA, November 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1980
- Place: Strathmore, CA · STRATHMORE, CA
- Location: 36.1461° N, 119.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strathmore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1461&lon=-119.0643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3099  80/11/30   STRATHMORE,CA       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, 803
        TIME - 1600                    N99785              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ECKERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRATHMORE,CA               PORTERVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPING ACFT,ENG STARTED,ACFT TAXIED ACROSS HWY INTO ORANGE ORCHARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99785](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99785-1984-07-11), registration cancelled 1984-07-11, S/N 2408 (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: Eckert

## 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 19801130081219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130081219A), Nov 30, 1980: Univar 415C, Strathmore, CA, Substantial damage. Hand-proped engine due to low battery. Started, held wing but airplane crashed into orange grove.

## Other investigations on N99785 (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 SEA68F0170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0170), Aug 16, 1967: Erco 415-C (N99785), Crabtree, OR, 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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