# Accident 19900930043219A: Univar 415C, Greers Ferry, AR, September 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Greers Ferry, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5599° N, 92.1999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5599&lon=-92.1999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3673H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3673H-1991-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 305 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043219A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY.

## 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 FTW90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA187), Sep 30, 1990: Ercoupe 415-C (N3673H), Greers Ferry, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO PENETRATE ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE RESULTANT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING/EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N3673H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860308005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308005899A), Mar 8, 1986: Univar 415C (N3673H), Versailles, MO, Substantial damage. On second attempt to hand prop aircraft the engine started. Taxied unoccupied into the trees. Chock on workbench.

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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