# Accident 19800224007729A: Univar 415/, Lacey'S Spring, AL, February 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lacey'S Spring, AL
- Airport: Huntsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6884° N, 86.5889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Huntsville Field (0AL0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6884&lon=-86.5889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3546H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3546H-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415/
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 422 total, 382 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224007729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AFTER TAKEOFF. HIT TREES TRYING TO LAND IN PASTURE. POSSIBLE MOISTURE IN MAGS.

## 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 MIA80FKJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ22), Feb 24, 1980: Erco 415-C (N3546H), Laceys Spring, AL, 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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