# Accident 19870424011529A: Univar F1, Omaha, NE, April 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: North Omaha
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3009° N, 96.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3009&lon=-96.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7515C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7515C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney F-1 (registry code 0420202, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total, 286 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424011529A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION.  THE RETAINER WIRE FOR THE FIREWALL FILTER BOWL HAD COME LOOSE.

## 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 MKC87LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA093), Apr 24, 1987: Forney Ercoupe (N7515C), Omaha, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7515C (1)

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

- [Accident 19951111049409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951111049409A), Nov 11, 1995: Univar F1 (N7515C), Estherville, IA, Substantial damage. (-16) During crosswind landing on runway 16, aircraft was crabbed on touchdown; a gust of wind under right wing caused loss of control. Pilot overcorrected and…

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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