# Accident 19900926042499A: Univar STC415, Titusville, FL, September 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1990, 12:09 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6305° N, 80.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6305&lon=-80.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93410, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93410-1991-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR STC415
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,487 total, 12 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900926042499A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE POWER LOSS AND BLACK SMOKE. HIT TREE IN YARD OF RESIDENCE. PRIMER UNLOCKED AND DEPARTED ON ONE MAGNETO

## 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 MIA90FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA191), Sep 26, 1990: Erco 415 (N93410), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FOREIGN OBJECT OBSTRUCTION OF THE INLET OF THE CARBURETOR.

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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