# Accident 19900526017519A: Univar 415C, Pineora, GA, May 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Pineora, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3598° N, 81.2996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3598&lon=-81.2996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3261H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3261H-2013-08-13) (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 C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017519A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN USING CAMCORDER RIGHT AFTER LIFTOFF. PASSENGER INADVERENTLY CLOSED THROTTLE. WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES.

## 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 ATL90LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA121), May 26, 1990: Ercoupe Ercoupe 415-C (N3261H), Pineora, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY THE PASSENGER WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INTERVENE BECAUSE OF HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION.

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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