# Accident 19870322007259A: Univar 415D, Cottondale, AL, March 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cottondale, AL
- Airport: Rainey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1596° N, 87.3605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1596&lon=-87.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99436-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-D (registry code 0420306, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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 C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 133 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322007259A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. WATER IN FUEL. NO STC FOR AUTO GAS.

## 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 ATL87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA090), Mar 22, 1987: Ercoupe 415-D (N99436), Cottondale, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99436 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810912060279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912060279A), Sep 12, 1981: Univar 415D (N99436), Danbury, CT, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine malfunction.

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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