# Accident 19880729028629A: Univar 415C, West Bloomfield, NY, July 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1988, 11:15 local time
- Place: West Bloomfield, NY
- Airport: Fort Hill Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9098° N, 77.5506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9098&lon=-77.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94011, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94011-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729028629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED POOR CLIMB,WIND GUST CAUSED ROLL TO INVERTED FLIGHT AND NOSED INTO GROUND. SMALL BOY IN BAGGAGE AREA

## 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 NYC88LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA197), Jul 29, 1988: Erco 415C (N94011), W. Bloomfield, NY, 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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