# Accident 19790304004069A: Univar 415C, Santiam Junctio, OR, March 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Santiam Junctio, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N93749, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93749) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004069A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED INTO ADVERSE WEATHER AFTER BRIEFING ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.ACRFT WAS DAMAGED IN A PRECAUTIONARY LAND

## 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 SEA79DYM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM18), Mar 4, 1979: Erco 415-C (N93749), Santiam Jnctn, OR, 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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