# Accident 19801130081219A: Univar 415C, Strathmore, CA, November 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Strathmore, CA
- Airport: Eckert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1461° N, 119.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strathmore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1461&lon=-119.0643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99785-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130081219A

## Narrative

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

HAND-PROPED ENGINE DUE TO LOW BATTERY. STARTED, HELD WING BUT AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO ORANGE GROVE.

## 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 LAX81DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA17), Nov 30, 1980: Erco 415-C (N99785), Strathmore, 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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