# Accident 19870920053479A: Univar 415D, Jackson, LA, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 16:20 local time
- Place: Jackson, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8293° N, 91.2107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8293&lon=-91.2107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3815H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920053479A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE MAKING STEEP CLIMBING TURN. CRASHED IN CREEK IN NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 FTW87FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA222), Sep 20, 1987: Ercoupe 415-D (N3815H), Jackson, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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