# Accident 19790609012849A: Univar 415C, Aqua Dulce, CA, June 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1979, 13:10 local time
- Place: Aqua Dulce, CA
- Airport: Aqua Dulce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N87063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87063-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 413 total, 20 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609012849A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF IN KNOWN TURBULENT WINDS OVER HILLY TERRAIN. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB DOWNDRAFT OR CLEAR TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX79FUQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ35), Jun 9, 1979: Erco 415-C (N87063), Agua Dulce, CA, 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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