# NTSB OAK76AP003: Erco 415-C, N2891H, Redding, CA, July 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1975
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1913  75/7/18    REDDING,CA          ERCO 415-C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 57,
        TIME - 2025                    N2891H              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  190 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKDALE,CA                  REDDING,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT TREE 150FT SHORT OF RWY & 120FT TO R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2891H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2891H-1975-09-19), registration cancelled 1975-09-19, S/N 3516, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Redding Sky Ranch

## 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 19750718024079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750718024079A), Jul 18, 1975: Univar 415C, Redding, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit tree 150FT short of rwy & 120FT to r.

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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