# Accident 19771103033819A: Univar 415C, Beaverton, MI, November 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1977
- Place: Beaverton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.8807° N, 84.4877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaverton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8807&lon=-84.4877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87046, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87046) (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: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771103033819A

## Narrative

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

CLAMP FOR HEAT TUBE FROM MUFFLER WAS MISSING. PILOT LANDED NOSE FIRST. BREATHALYZER TESTS .15/.17

## 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 CHI78FEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM02), Nov 3, 1977: Erco 415-C (N87046), Beaverton, MI, 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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