# Accident 19780710016619A: Univar 415G, Las Cruces, NM, July 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94423, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94423-1979-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe G (registry code 0420722, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 14 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DQD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710016619A

## Narrative

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

SAND FOUND IN MIXTURE CONTROL MECHANISM.

## 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 DEN78DQD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQD24), Jul 10, 1978: Erco 415-G (N94423), Las Cruces, NM, 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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