# Accident 19851011054679A: Univar 415D, Sterling, MA, October 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4259° N, 71.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING (3B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4259&lon=-71.7929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3191H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3191H-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 445 total, 181 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011054679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK TREES. PULLED UP TO AVOID MORE TREES AND STALLED.

## 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 NYC86LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA007), Oct 11, 1985: Ercoupe 415-D (N3191H), Sterling, MA, 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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