# Accident 19901103048529A: Univar 415C, Hart/Shelby, MI, November 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1990, 16:50 local time
- Place: Hart/Shelby, MI
- Airport: Oceana County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6104° N, 86.3501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6104&lon=-86.3501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9409B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9409B-1991-06-05) (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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901103048529A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL,STALLED,CRASHED 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 CHI91DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM01), Nov 3, 1990: Ercoupe 415C (N9409B), Shelby, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC.

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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