# Accident 19881221055419A: Univar 415C, Oklahoma City, OK, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988, 14:48 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5195° N, 97.4804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5195&lon=-97.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99636, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99636-1991-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055419A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING FABRIC CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL TO GROUND IMPACT. WING FABRIC FRAYED WORN.

## 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 FTW89DPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ02), Dec 21, 1988: Ercoupe 415C (N99636), Oklahoma City, OK, 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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