# Accident 19790709016969A: Univar 415C, Turner, ME, July 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1979, 18:40 local time
- Place: Turner, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2578° N, 70.2579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turner, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2578&lon=-70.2579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99249, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99249-1982-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 6 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709016969A

## Narrative

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

MISREAD FUEL INDICATIONS. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN HILLY BRUSH-COVERED 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 NYC79FNC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC35), Jul 9, 1979: Erco 415-C (N99249), Turner, ME, 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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