# Accident 19760304006439A: Univar 415C, Palm Springs, CA, March 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1976
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94135, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 6 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760304006439A

## Narrative

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

STARTED ENG,GOT OUT.ACFT ROLLED INTO CESSNA 421 N4048L,SUBSTL DMG.PARKING BRAKE MALF.

## 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 LAX76DUG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG42), Mar 4, 1976: Erco 415-C (N94135), Palm Springs, CA, 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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