# Accident 19870226037579A: Univar 415C, Clearwater, FL, February 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1987, 18:07 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7594° N, 82.2793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7594&lon=-82.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93977, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93977) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 15 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870226037579A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY ON LANDING.  SUSPECT THE PILOT PULLED THE TRIM KNOB INSTEAD OF THE THROTTLE KNOB.

## 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 MIA87LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA095), Feb 26, 1987: Ercoupe 415-C (N93977), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage

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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