# Incident 19780305016309I: Univar 415C, Charlotte, MI, March 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1978, 15:50 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5662° N, 84.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5662&lon=-84.8318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3259H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3259H) (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: 600 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LOW ON THE APPROACH AND HIT TWO SNOWBANKS AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3259H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020907029139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020907029139I), Sep 7, 2002: Univar 415C (N3259H), Milan, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed runway 18 long and fast. In attempt to stop aircraft before the end of the runway, he went off the left side of the runway into a corn…
- [Incident 19891015059559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015059559I), Oct 15, 1989: Univar 415C (N3259H), East Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing on an unauthorized solo flight.

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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