# Accident 19761226041839A: Univar 415C, Murrieta, CA, December 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1976
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.5539° N, 117.2139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murrieta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5539&lon=-117.2139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87406, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87406-1982-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 78 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA016-156656) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761226041839A

## Narrative

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

CARBURETOR FLOAT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. FLOODED ENG.

## 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 LAX77FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA016-156656), Dec 26, 1976: Erco 415-C (N87406), Murrieta, CA, 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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