# Accident 19791014005659A: Univar 415C, Sturgis, SD, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 11:50 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2200H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200H-2009-07-13) (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: 298 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014005659A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CARRYING PASSENGERS CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. WATER FOUND IN STRAINER. AIRCRAFT OUT OF LICENSE

## 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 MKC80FTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK01), Oct 14, 1979: Erco 415-C (N2200H), Sturgis, SD, 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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