# Accident 19780321008279A: Univar 415C, Broomfield, CO, March 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1978
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99227, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99227-2009-09-17) (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: 284 total, 99 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780321008279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SMELLED FUEL JUST BEFORE ENGINE FAILURE.AD55-22-02 FOR MAINK NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 DEN78FTE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE40), Mar 21, 1978: Erco 415-C (N99227), Broomfield, CO, 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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