# Accident 19810416016739A: Univar 415D, Fabens, TX, April 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Airport: Fabens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5172° N, 106.1471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FABENS (E35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5172&lon=-106.1471&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3727H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3727H-1988-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416016739A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL & STALLED ON FINAL LANDING APPROACH. IMPACTED GROUND 150 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW81DQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD16), Apr 16, 1981: Erco 415-D (N3727H), Fabens, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3727H (1)

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

- [Accident 19790826019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826019329A), Aug 26, 1979: Univar 415D (N3727H), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Struck small building on edge of ramp during taxi after landing.

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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