# Accident 19890702018909A: Univar 415C, Ennis, MT, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ennis, MT
- Airport: Big Sky Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2796° N, 111.7102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2796&lon=-111.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3246H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3246H-1991-03-19) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 247 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018909A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON FINAL AND CRASH LANDED DURING A SPOT LANDING CONTEST.

## 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 DEN89LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA151), Jul 2, 1989: Ercoupe 415C (N3246H), Ennis, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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