# NTSB MKC76AK080: Erco 415-C, N87059, Saint James, MO, September 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: Saint James, MO · SAINT JAMES, MO
- Location: 38.0024° N, 91.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. James, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0024&lon=-91.6134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3371  76/9/11    SAINT JAMES,MO      ERCO 415-C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 0940                    N87059              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREVE COEUR,MO              SAINT JAMES,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT LNDD IN A FLD SOUTH OF HOUSE MANY TIMES BEFORE ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87059](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87059-1977-01-28), registration cancelled 1977-01-28, S/N 234 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19760911037519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911037519A), Sep 11, 1976: Univar 415C, Saint James, MO, Destroyed. Student pilot lndd in a fld south of house many times before acdt.

## Other investigations on N87059 (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 MKC70F0238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0238), Sep 6, 1969: Erco 415-C (N87059), Oakville, MO, 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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