# Accident 19791216041039A: Univar 415CD, Lake Village, ID, December 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1979, 22:00 local time
- Place: Lake Village, ID
- Airport: Lake Village
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3857H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3857H-1993-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total, 290 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216041039A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES ON FINAL APPROACH TO A NIGHT LANDING ON AN UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. FROST ON WINDSHIELD.

## 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 CHI80FET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET05), Dec 16, 1979: Erco 415-CD (N3857H), Lake Village, IN, 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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