# Accident 19730708020619A: Univar 415C, Highgate, VT, July 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Highgate, VT
- Airport: Franklin Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 44.9656° N, 73.0564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Highgate, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9656&lon=-73.0564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93659, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93659) (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 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 706 total, 38 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708020619A

## Narrative

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

APRX 100FT AGL IP SIM ENG FAILURE STUDENT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY LWR NOSE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED.

## 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 NYC74FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC05), Jul 8, 1973: Erco 415-C (N93659), Highgate, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93659 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20091104050899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091104050899A), Nov 4, 2009: Ercoupe 415-C (N93659), Germantown, NY, Substantial damage. After takeoff, and while in cruise flight, the pilot noticed that the "header" tank failed to fill, resulting in full starvation of the enigne and loss of…

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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