# Accident 19770615019459A: Univar 415C, New Bedford, MA, June 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1977
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3762H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3762H-1977-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,011 total, 276 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770615019459A

## Narrative

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

L HORIZONTAL MEMBER OF THE T-CONTROL YOKE FAILED AT WELD,HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT & FATIGUE.

## 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 NYC77FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA064), Jun 15, 1977: Erco 415C (N3762H), New Bedford, MA, destroyed, 2 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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