# Accident 19781015032179A: Univar 415D, Savanna, IL, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Savanna, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.0939° N, 90.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savanna, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0939&lon=-90.1388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99698, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99698) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D (registry code 0420316, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 56 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032179A

## Narrative

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

#2 CYL FOUND BURNT & BEING HELD OPEN BY BITS OF CARBON DEPOSITS.

## 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 CHI79FEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE04), Oct 15, 1978: Erco 415-D (N99698), Savanna, IL, 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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