# Accident 19830813043059A: Univar 415C, Kernville, CA, August 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7295° N, 118.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7295&lon=-118.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94369-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 241 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813043059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT 5000 FOOT LEVEL IN A MOUNTAIN PASS THAT WAS 6500 FEET ELEVATION. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 7000 FEET

## 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 LAX83FA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA397), Aug 13, 1983: Ercoupe 415-C (N94369), Kernville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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