# Accident 19820714029679A: Univar 415C, Richmond, KY, July 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, KY
- Airport: Madison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7291° N, 84.2994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7291&lon=-84.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37109-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820714029679A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE STARTED. TAIL TIEDOWN BROKE. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A DITCH.STUDENT PILOT HAD NO 415C ENDORSEMENT.

## 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 ATL82DA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA200), Jul 14, 1982: Ercoupe 415-C (N37109), Richmond, KY, 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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