# Accident 19751108035709A: Univar 415C, Pittsfield, IL, November 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1975
- Place: Pittsfield, IL
- Airport: Schuster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.6005° N, 90.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6005&lon=-90.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2486H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2486H) (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: 188 total, 37 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEV19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108035709A

## Narrative

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

TOTAL BRAKE FLUID LOSS.

## 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 CHI76FEV19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV19), Nov 8, 1975: Erco 415-C (N2486H), Pittsfield, IL, 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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