# Accident 19810817050119A: Univar 415D, Indian Springs, NV, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Indian Springs, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5718° N, 115.7203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Springs, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5718&lon=-115.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99848, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99848-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 125 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL AT 2 AIRPORTS, CALCULATED HE COULD MAKE ANOTHER AIRPORT.  HE DIDN'T.

## 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 LAX81FVW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW16), Aug 17, 1981: Erco 415-D (N99848), Indian Springs, NV, 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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