# Accident 19730609016189A: Univar 415C, Hawthorne, CA, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87260, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87260-1973-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609016189A

## Narrative

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

L LDG GR HIT VW AND R WG AND R LDG GR HIT PONTIAC AND DODGE CARS.CRANKSHAFT & CAMSHAFT BEARNGS.

## 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 LAX73FUD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUD10), Jun 9, 1973: Erco 415-C (N87260), Hawthorne, 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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