# NTSB MIA78FLA03: Erco 415-C, N99166, Lake City, FL, October 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1977
- Place: Lake City, FL · LAKE CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1886° N, 82.6422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1886&lon=-82.6422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3944  77/10/16   LAKE CITY,FL        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N99166              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 49, 11400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COW PASTURE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CITY,FL                WAYCROSS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99166](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99166-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 1789, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cow Pasture

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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