# Accident 19850827077489A: Univar 415C, Carlisle, PA, August 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1985, 18:40 local time
- Place: Carlisle, PA
- Airport: Deitch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4292° N, 77.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4292&lon=-77.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3064H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3064H-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-CD (registry code 0420304, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850827077489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN.WATER AND SLUDGE FOUND IN CARBURETOR AND GASCOLATOR.

## 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 NYC85FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA222), Aug 27, 1985: Ercoupe 415-C (N3064H), Carlisle, PA, 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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