# NTSB OAK79FVM02: Erco 415-C, N99133, King City, CA, October 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1978
- Place: King City, CA · KING CITY, CA
- Location: 36.2163° N, 121.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2163&lon=-121.1320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2832   78/10/8 NR.KING CITY,CA       ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 116
        TIME - 1745                    N99133              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN LOUIS OBISPO,CA         SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LDG IN VINEYARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99133](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99133), registered now, S/N 1756, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-C
- Registry model: [Engineering & Research 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (registry code 0420302) (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: King 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 19781008029619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008029619A), Oct 8, 1978: Univar 415C, King City, CA, Substantial damage. Acft ldg in vineyard.

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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