# Accident 19770612015739A: Univar 415C, Texas City, TX, June 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1977
- Place: Texas City, TX
- Airport: Texas City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.3838° N, 94.9027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texas City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3838&lon=-94.9027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3045H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 0 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770612015739A

## Narrative

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

MECH/PLT INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE DRG HI-SPEED TAXI TEST.

## 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 FTW77FRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA28), Jun 12, 1977: Erco 415-C (N3045H), Texas City, TX, 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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