# NTSB SEA68D0003: Erco 415-C, N99899, Walla Walla, WA, June 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1967
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1783   67/6/2  NR.WALLA WALLA,WASH   ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 275
        TIME - 1900                    N99899              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED UPSLOPE IN SLIGHT HEADWIND.UNIMPROVED PRIVATE STRIP 1500 FT LONG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99899](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99899), registered now, S/N 2522, 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: 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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