# Accident 19900409007889A: Univar 415CD, Hereford, TX, April 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Hereford, TX
- Airport: Hereford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8200° N, 102.3892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8200&lon=-102.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3504H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3504H-1992-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-CD (registry code 0420304, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409007889A

## Narrative

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

APPARENT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB. NOSE PITCHED STRAIGHT DOWN, IMPACTED TERRAIN AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW90FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA092), Apr 9, 1990: Ercoupe 415CD (N3504H), Hereford, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT EXCEEDED BY THE PILOT, THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO DRUGS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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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