# Incident 19781206022549I: Univar 415C, Howard City, MI, December 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1978, 11:55 local time
- Place: Howard City, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3933° N, 85.4661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howard City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3933&lon=-85.4661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3619H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3619H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206022549I

## Narrative

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

WHITE SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO OIL LEAKING FROM GENERATOR SEAL ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM.

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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