# Incident 19780704042179I: Univar 415D, Grandville, MI, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 14:45 local time
- Place: Grandville, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9005° N, 85.7521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9005&lon=-85.7521&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3950H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3950H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CD (registry code 0420314, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200-A (registry code 17191, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 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/19780704042179I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. MANY DISCREPENCIES FROM PREVIOUS MAJOR WERE NOTED. CRANKSHAFT NO 530196A1

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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