# Accident 19730930029829A: Univar 415D, Hershey, PA, September 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Hershey, PA
- Airport: Hershey Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.2800° N, 76.6443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hershey, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2800&lon=-76.6443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3850H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3850H-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-D (registry code 0420306, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,042 total, 8 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930029829A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ESTABLISHED HIGH SINK RATE WHILE DEMONSTRATING LANDING TO STUDENT.

## 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 NYC74DGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT11), Sep 30, 1973: Erco 415-D (N3850H), Hershey, PA, 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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