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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415C · Sarasota, FL · March 18, 1980

Date
March 18, 1980 · 17:00 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99490
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD47
Reported as
Univar 415C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total62 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power during low altitude flight along a coastline. Ditched airplane. Indicates carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT ALONG A COASTLINE. DITCHED AIRPLANE. INDICATES CARBURETOR ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.