# Accident 19810221004719A: Univar 415E, Carlisle, IN, February 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Carlisle, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9608° N, 87.4014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlisle, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9608&lon=-87.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94773, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94773-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe E (registry code 0420504, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 85 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221004719A

## Narrative

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

LOST AILERON CONTROL. EMERGENCY CRASH-LANDED. FOUND BOLT THAT SECURES AILERON CABLES TO CONTROL QUADRANT BROKEN.

## 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 CHI81FEX11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX11), Feb 21, 1981: Erco 415-E (N94773), Carlisle, IN, 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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