# Accident 19780523028499A: Univar 415C, El Reno, OK, May 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Airport: El Reno
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.4727° N, 98.0058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL RENO RGNL (RQO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4727&lon=-98.0058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93837, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93837-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 6 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523028499A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE OPENED THROTTLE RAPIDLY.

## 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 FTW78FPJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ22), May 23, 1978: Erco 415-C (N93837), El Reno, OK, 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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