# Accident 19730430009769A: Univar 415G, Waterford, CT, April 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Waterford, CT
- Airport: Waterford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.3463° N, 72.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3463&lon=-72.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99416, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99416-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (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: 115 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430009769A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN ROUGH HILLY AREA S OF ARPT.

## 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 NYC73FNE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE32), Apr 30, 1973: Erco 415-D (N99416), Waterford, CT, 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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