# NTSB OAK70DVG17: Erco 415-C, N99373, Pope Valley, CA, April 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1970
- Place: Pope Valley, CA · POPE VALLEY, CA
- Location: 38.6152° N, 122.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pope Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6152&lon=-122.4278&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 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1742  70/4/25    POPE VALLEY,CALIF   ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 0530                    N99373              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNNAMED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POPE VALLEY,CALIF           SAN JOSE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED DRG T/O,NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED. RWY CLOSED,MARKED WITH XS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99373](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99373), registered now, S/N 1996, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420312) (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: Unnamed

## Other investigations on N99373 (2)

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 LAX88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA151), Apr 2, 1988: Ercoupe 415-C (N99373), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66F0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0010), Jun 4, 1965: Ercoupe 415C (N99373), Concord, CA, 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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