# Accident 19810912060279A: Univar 415D, Danbury, CT, September 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99436-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-D (registry code 0420306, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 155 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912060279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 NYC81FNE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE31), Sep 12, 1981: Erco 415-D (N99436), Danbury, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99436 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870322007259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322007259A), Mar 22, 1987: Univar 415D (N99436), Cottondale, AL, Substantial damage. The engine failed and the aircraft hit the ground. Water in fuel. No STC for auto gas.

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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