# Accident 19820816067049A: Univar 415C, Gardner, MA, August 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Gardner, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5842° N, 71.9887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardner, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5842&lon=-71.9887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3366H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820816067049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. CRASH LANDED. CAM SHAFT GEAR BROKE. PILOT TRIED RESTART BY USING STARTER WITH WINDMILLING. BROKE GEARS

## 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 NYC82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA201), Aug 16, 1982: Ercoupe 415C (N3366H), Gardner, MA, 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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