# Accident 19780205001099A: Univar A2AALON, Biddeford, ME, February 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1978
- Place: Biddeford, ME
- Airport: Biddeford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.4641° N, 70.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIDDEFORD MUNI (B19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4641&lon=-70.4724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87194, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87194-2013-03-11) (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 A2AALON
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,480 total, 3 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780205001099A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN APCH ZONE AT SW END OF RWY 6/24.

## 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 NYC78FNC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC13), Feb 5, 1978: Erco 415C (N87194), Biddeford, ME, 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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