# Incident 19820703051009I: Univar 415D, Elk Mountain, WY, July 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1982, 11:44 local time
- Place: Elk Mountain, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 106.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Mountain, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-106.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99997, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99997) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (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: 439 total, 171 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703051009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE, DOWNDRAFT IN PASS FORCED HIM TO LAND ON MEDIAN STRIP. HIT SIGN TAXIING.

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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