# Accident 19891229054309A: Univar 415D, Lizton, IN, December 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lizton, IN
- Airport: Haffner Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8803° N, 86.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8803&lon=-86.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3871H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3871H-2012-09-21) (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 415D
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891229054309A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART PRIVATE SNOW COVERED STRIP. UNABLE TO LIFT OFF RAN INTO A FENCE AND DITCH OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA057), Dec 29, 1989: Ercoupe 415-CD (N3871H), Lizton, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS OF THE PILOT, TERRAIN CONDITION AND FENCE ON OR NEAR…

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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