# Accident 19731020032689A: Univar 415D, Tunkhannock, PA, October 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Tunkhannock, PA
- Airport: Skyhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.5282° N, 75.9459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYHAVEN (76N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5282&lon=-75.9459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2396H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2396H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 2 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020032689A

## Narrative

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

RUDDER CABLES CROSSED UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF STRUCK WIND TEE.

## 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 NYC74FHA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA14), Oct 20, 1973: Erco 415-D (N2396H), Tunkhannock, 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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