# Incident 19811124088119I: Univar 415C, Taft, CA, November 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1267° N, 119.4242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taft, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-119.4242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3047H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3047H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-E (registry code 0420328, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,505 total, 12 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124088119I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF DIRT LANDING STRIP IN A COTTEN FIELD. CANADIAN PILOTS, U.S. SPECIAL PURPOSE CERT EXPIRED IN 1972.

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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