# Accident 19830511018629A: Univar 415C, Ceresco, MI, May 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1983, 19:23 local time
- Place: Ceresco, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2691° N, 85.0605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2691&lon=-85.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3355H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 28 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830511018629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. STRUCK TREES AND DIVED INTO GROUND. CARBURETOR HEAT CABLE WORN AND LOOSE. SOOTED SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 CHI83LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA208), May 11, 1983: Ercoupe 415-C (N3355H), Ceresco, MI, 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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