# Accident 19870725076569A: Univar 415C, Galt, CA, July 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Galt, CA
- Airport: Vetters Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2695° N, 121.2210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2695&lon=-121.2210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2716H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2716H-2017-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725076569A

## Narrative

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

DURING FIRST CHECKOUT FLIGHT PILOT FAILED TO ROTATE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED LATE. RAN OFF RUNWAY HIT BUILDING.

## 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 LAX87LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA283), Jul 25, 1987: Ercoupe 415-C (N2716H), Galt, CA, destroyed

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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