# Accident 19831023075069A: Univar 415CD, Compton, CA, October 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1983, 11:20 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8696° N, 118.2094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8696&lon=-118.2094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3630H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3630H-1994-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-CD (registry code 0420304, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Reported engine: CONT C9016F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,475 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023075069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO A HOUSE OFF END OF RUNWAY. PILOT-INSTALLED FUEL COMPUTER BLOCKED FUEL.

## 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 LAX84FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA028), Oct 23, 1983: Ercoupe 415-CD (N3630H), Compton, 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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