# Accident 19910209002479A: Univar 415C, Gastonia, NC, February 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Gastonia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2026° N, 81.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GASTONIA MUNI (AKH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2026&lon=-81.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3353H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3353H) (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 C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910209002479A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN GUSTY QUARTERING TAILWIND. GUST LIFTED AIRCRAFT ON TOUCHDOWN. CAME DOWN NOSE LOW COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR.

## 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 ATL91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA056), Feb 9, 1991: Ercoupe 415C (N3353H), Gastonia, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N3353H (1)

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

- [Incident 20160417003169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160417003169I), Apr 17, 2016: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (N3353H), Warrenton, VA, Minor damage. Sunny Sunday. 2.0 VFR flight hwy to W91. Then 1.6 flight from W91 back to hwy. on third visual approach to rwy 15 at Warrenton-fauqier airport Ercoupe N3353H…

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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