# NTSB MKC75DCQ34: Erco 415-C, N87078, Dodge City, KS, February 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1975
- Place: Dodge City, KS · DODGE CITY, KS
- Location: 37.7607° N, 100.0184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodge City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7607&lon=-100.0184&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0418  75/2/28    DODGE CITY,KS       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2050
        TIME - 1028                    N87078              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DODGE CITY,KS               COLDWATER,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
        REMARKS- N311F SUB DMG-N43263 SUB DMG.LOW BATTERY,NO ONE AT CTLS.LINEMAN HOLDING WING UN RESTRAIN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87078](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87078-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 251, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodge City

## 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 19750228003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228003949A), Feb 28, 1975: Univar 415C, Dodge City, KS, Substantial damage. N311F sub DMG-N43263 sub dmg. Low battery,no one at ctls. Lineman holding wing un restrain acft.

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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