# Accident 19740420012569A: Univar 415D, South Haven, MI, April 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: South Haven, MI
- Airport: South Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.4013° N, 86.2684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4013&lon=-86.2684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2650H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2650H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420012569A

## Narrative

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

CHUCK HOLE ABT 2FT DEEP,2FT WIDE IN DISPLACED THRESHOLD.DRG TURN ONTO RWY NOSEWHEEL ENTRD HOLE.

## 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 CHI74DEM56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM56), Apr 20, 1974: Erco 415-D (N2650H), South Haven, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2650H (1)

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

- [Incident 19810903066779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903066779I), Sep 3, 1981: Univar 415D (N2650H), Akron, NY, Minor damage. Engine lost power on approach. Landed in cornfield. Cause of failure unknown.

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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