# Accident 19731211039679A: Univar 415C, West Middlesex, PA, December 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1973
- Place: West Middlesex, PA
- Airport: Middlesex
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.1742° N, 80.4555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Middlesex, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1742&lon=-80.4555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2955H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2955H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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: 134 total, 134 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731211039679A

## Narrative

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

UNDERSHOT APPROACH STRUCK TREES ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY

## 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 NYC74FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM12), Dec 11, 1973: Erco 415-C (N2955H), West Middlesex, 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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