# Accident 19830922053039A: Univar 415C, Hesperia, CA, September 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1983, 05:15 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3769° N, 117.3161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HESPERIA (L26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3769&lon=-117.3161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2865H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2865H) (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 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 308 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830922053039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON UNLIGHTED RUNWAY IN DARK CONDITIONS.  CONTROL WAS LOST IN PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

## 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 LAX83FUG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG23), Sep 22, 1983: Ercoupe 415C (N2865H), Hesperia, CA, destroyed

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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