# Accident 19910419011571A: Univar 415C, Santa Rosa, NM, April 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9405° N, 104.6707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9405&lon=-104.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3210H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3210H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,195 total, 2,006 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419011571A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING IN FORMATION WITH ANOTHER ERCOUPE LOST SIGHT OF NR1 LEAD AIRCRAFT,N87259,PULLED UP. COLLIDED WITH SAME

## Other aircraft in the event

- N87259, Univar 415C: [Accident 19910419011572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419011572A)

## 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 DEN91LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA062), Apr 19, 1991: Ercoupe 415-C (N3210H), Santa Rosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT.

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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