# Accident 19810620034579A: Univar 415D, El Cajon, CA, June 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57982, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57982-1982-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Reported engine: CONT A758F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810620034579A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD FAILED. WENT THROUGH ENGINE CASE. STRUCK LARGE ROCK ON EMERGENCY LANDING. ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED.

## 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 LAX81FUM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM16), Jun 20, 1981: Erco 415-D (N57982), El Cajon, 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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