# Accident 19780409021089A: Univar 415C, Newport, WA, April 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1978
- Place: Newport, WA
- Airport: Newport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 48.1783° N, 117.0546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1783&lon=-117.0546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2548H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2548H-1980-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 307 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYP21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409021089A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA78FYP21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP21), Apr 9, 1978: Erco 415-C (N2548H), Newport, WA, 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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