# Accident 19900517016549A: Univar 415C, Searcy, AR, May 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2392° N, 91.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2392&lon=-91.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2628H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2628H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900517016549A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOCAL OPS. HIT EMBANKMENT LANDING ON DIRT ROAD. MUD AND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM. ALCOHOL IN PILOTS SYSTEM.

## 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 MKC90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA109), May 17, 1990: Ercoupe 415-C (N2628H), Searcy, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IMPAIRMENT FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND FUEL CONTAMINATION WITH WATER AND DIRT (MUD) IN THE SYSTEM.

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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