# NTSB SEA78FYM04: Erco 415-C, N2645H, Scappoose, OR, October 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1977
- Place: Scappoose, OR · SCAPPOOSE, OR
- Location: 45.7581° N, 122.8731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scappoose, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7581&lon=-122.8731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3594   77/10/5   SCAPPOOSE,OR        ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5603
        TIME - 1720                    N2645H              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCAPPOOSE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCAPPOOSE,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RUDDER CABLES IMPROPERLY RIGGED.FLT TEST AFTER ANNUAL INSP.WIND ROWS OF DIRT NEXT TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2645H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2645H-2009-07-15), registration cancelled 2009-07-15, S/N 3270, 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 A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scappoose Airpark

## 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 19771005035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005035849A), Oct 5, 1977: Univar 415C, Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. Rudder cables improperly rigged. Flt test after annual insp. Wind rows of dirt next to rwy.

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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