# Incident 19810110007439I: Univar 415*, Knightsville, IN, January 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Knightsville, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5254° N, 87.0891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knightsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5254&lon=-87.0891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110007439I

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE ENGINE BACKFIRE AND POWER LOSS. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND WATER IN MAIN TANK AND FUEL FILTER.

## Other reports on N99055 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180727018119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180727018119I), Jul 27, 2018: Ercoupe 415-D (N99055), Chicago, IL, No damage. Aircraft departed schaumberg airport (06C) VFR enroute along the Chicago shoreline. The pilot reported to ATC an engine power loss and that it was…
- [Incident 20130905016289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130905016289I), Sep 5, 2013: Ercoupe 415-D (N99055), Seville, OH, Minor damage. At around 0950 local time, while practicing slow flight manuevers, the pilots experienced and unexpected (zero) throttle response when trying to increase…

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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