# Accident 19800325007669A: Univar 415C, Landers, CA, March 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1980, 08:05 local time
- Place: Landers, CA
- Airport: Landers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2695° N, 116.3922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Landers Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2695&lon=-116.3922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2657H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2657H-1980-07-16) (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: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800325007669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STALLED AIRPLANE BANKING TO LAND. FOUND DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX80FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG27), Mar 25, 1980: Erco 415-C (N2657H), Landers, CA, 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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