# Accident 19791215036019A: Univar 415C, Troy, TX, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Troy, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1940° N, 97.3003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1940&lon=-97.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93477, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93477-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215036019A

## Narrative

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

FATIQUED PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON A ROAD AT DUSK. AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES, CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW80FRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG13), Dec 15, 1979: Erco 415-C (N93477), Troy, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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