# Accident 19781028033639A: Univar 415G, Kirklin, IN, October 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: Kirklin, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.1927° N, 86.3592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirklin, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1927&lon=-86.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93745, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93745-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 110 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028033639A

## Narrative

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

SCREW PLUG,P/N P60138,IN CARB BOWL MISSING ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK CARB.

## 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 CHI79FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX04), Oct 28, 1978: Erco 415-D (N93745), Kirklin, IN, destroyed

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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