# NTSB SEA80DYK06: Erco 415-C, N2957H, Glide, OR, April 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1980
- Place: Glide, OR · GLIDE, OR
- Location: 43.2918° N, 123.0736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glide, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2918&lon=-123.0736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0243  80/4/12    GLIDE,OR            ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 517
        TIME - 1150                    N2957H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLIDE SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROSEBURG                    RETURN                       GLIDE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GRASS ABOUT 10 INCHES TALL ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2957H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2957H-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 3582, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Glide Skypark

## 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 19800412010119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412010119A), Apr 12, 1980: Univar 415C, Glide, OR, Destroyed. Tried to lift off from tall, wet grass strip. Unable. Aborted. Ran off end of runway.

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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