# Accident 19781027043991A: Univar 415CD, OH, October 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1978
- Place: OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N94743, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94743) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-CD (registry code 0420324, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027043991A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK AND STRUCK OTHER AIRCRAFT FROM ABOVE AND BEHIND. BOTH ON FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5131H, Cessna 172D: [Accident 19781027043992A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027043992A)

## 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 CHI79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA012), Oct 27, 1978: Erco 415-CD (N94743), Gallipolis, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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