# Accident 19900225002609A: Univar 415CD, Tavernier, FL, February 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1990, 14:23 local time
- Place: Tavernier, FL
- Airport: Tavernero Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0105° N, 80.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0105&lon=-80.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3358H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3358H-1992-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney 415-CD (registry code 0420334, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 32 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900225002609A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE NEAR A PRIVATE STRIP. AIRCRAFT FUELED ONE MONTH PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA90LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA073), Feb 25, 1990: Forney 415-CD (N3358H), Tavernier, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PRESENCE OF TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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