# Accident 19790526010209A: Univar 415C, Creston, IA, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 10:55 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Airport: Creston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0214° N, 94.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRESTON MUNI (CSQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0214&lon=-94.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2916H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2916H-1981-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 124 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526010209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN SEVERE CROSSWIND DUE TO LOW FUEL SUPPLY. BLOWN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY BY GUSTY WIND.

## 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 MKC79DCD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD20), May 26, 1979: Erco 415-C (N2916H), Creston, IA, 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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