# Accident 19730421009109A: Univar 415G, Oakland, CA, April 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1973
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Oakland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99922, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99922-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,665 total, 100 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730421009109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BECAME AIRBORNE IN L BANK.UN CTL ACFT,PLT ABORTED.RUDDER CTLS FOUND REVERSED.1ST FLT SINCE ANNUAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK73DVD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD32), Apr 21, 1973: Erco 415-C (N99922), Oakland, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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