# Accident 19780718043009A: Univar 415C, Manahawkin, NJ, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Manahawkin, NJ
- Airport: Manahakin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.6899° N, 74.2427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manahawkin, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6899&lon=-74.2427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93677, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93677-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 38 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718043009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLT.

## 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 NYC79FHD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD21), Jul 18, 1978: Ercoupe 415 (N93677), Manahawkin, NJ, 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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