# Incident 19861115071889I: Univar 415C, Norfolk, CT, November 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9917° N, 73.1940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9917&lon=-73.1940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93765-1995-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115071889I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AFTER POWER FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. ENGINE RESPONDED AND SAFE LANDING AT NEARBY AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N93765 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890619016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890619016649A), Jun 19, 1989: Univar 415C (N93765), Canaan, CT, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on local flight,ditched in a lake. Aircraft burned and sank. Loose fuel filter & pump depleted fuel

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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