# NTSB OAK78DXQ30: Erco 415-D, N93755, Rawhide, NV, July 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: Rawhide, NV · RAWHIDE, NV
- Location: 39.0166° N, 118.3912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rawhide, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0166&lon=-118.3912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1147   78/7/1  NR.RAWHIDE,NV         ERCO 415-D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 376
        TIME - 0915                    N93755              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FREMONT,CA                 RAWHIDE,NV                    MINDEN,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ABORTED LDG ON ROAD,STARTED GO AROUND,TURNED INTO RISING TERRAIN,RAN OUT OF SPEED AND CLEARANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93755](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93755-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 1078, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-D
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780701015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701015509A), Jul 1, 1978: Univar 415C, Rawhide, NV, Substantial damage. Aborted ldg on road,started go around,turned into rising terrain,out of speed and clearance.

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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