# Accident 19880217004909A: Univar 415C, Spartanburg, SC, February 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1988, 13:10 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9309° N, 82.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9309&lon=-82.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3631H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3631H-1988-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880217004909A

## Narrative

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

APPLIED EXCESSIVE POWER TO JUMP A CHOCK AFTER A LOW BATTERY START. AIRCRAFT HIT A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND CONCRETE WALL

## 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 ATL88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA093), Feb 17, 1988: Ercoupe 415C (N3631H), Spartanburg, SC, 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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