# Incident 19890820045929I: Univar 415CD, Las Vegas, NV, August 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1989, 07:50 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3454H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3454H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-CD (registry code 0420324, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890820045929I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER ON APPROACH. LANDED ON FREEWAY. FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE.

## Other reports on N3454H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920521015549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521015549A), May 21, 1992: Univar 415CD (N3454H), Van, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power,struck wires. Crashed trying for a rough field. Caught wires trying go under. Fuel tanks were empty.

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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