# Accident 19770704016429A: Univar 415C, Runnells, IA, July 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Runnells, IA
- Airport: Ekman Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5159° N, 93.3604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Runnells, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5159&lon=-93.3604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99259-1977-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 22 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704016429A

## Narrative

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

POWER LINE ALONG NORTH END OF AIRPORT-WND GUSTING 15K

## 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 MKC77FCD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD25), Jul 4, 1977: Erco 415C (N99259), Runnells, IA, destroyed

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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