# Accident 19870613022359A: Univar 415C, Quakertown, PA, June 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Quakertown, PA
- Airport: Quakertown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4303° N, 75.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4303&lon=-75.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94383, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94383-1991-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 792 total, 9 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613022359A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL AND CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT BUT WIND WAS CALM.

## 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 NYC87LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA177), Jun 13, 1987: Ercoupe 415-C (N94383), Quakertown, PA, 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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