# Accident 19791019028059A: Univar 415C, Grafton, IL, October 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Grafton, IL
- Airport: Surgeon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9765° N, 90.4257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grafton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9765&lon=-90.4257&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2676H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2676H-1982-08-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019028059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SHORT SOD STRIP. FAILED TO ATTAIN/MAINTAIN CLIMB SPEED.

## 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 CHI80FEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV05), Oct 19, 1979: Erco 415-C (N2676H), Grafton, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2676H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770605012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605012719A), Jun 5, 1977: Univar 415C (N2676H), Creve Coeur, MO, 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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