# Accident 19750518012599A: Univar 415CD, Goldthwaite, TX, May 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Goldthwaite, TX
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 31.4508° N, 98.5735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldthwaite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4508&lon=-98.5735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3318H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3318H-1975-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518012599A

## Narrative

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

ABT 4FT OF R WG OUTBD PANEL FAILED. STUDENT PLT ATTMPTD LOOP.

## 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 FTW75AF066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF066), May 18, 1975: Erco 415-CD (N3318H), Goldthwaite, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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