# Accident 19910505014279A: Univar STC415, King City, CA, May 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1992° N, 120.9393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1992&lon=-120.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99893-1993-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR STC415
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. NOSED OVER LANDING IN DIRT FIELD. RECENT INSTALLED GASCOLATOR BECAME DISLODGED.

## 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 LAX91LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA196), May 5, 1991: Ercoupe 415C (N99893), King City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM THE DRAIN VALVE FITTING ON A NEWLY INSTALLED GASCOLATOR DISLODGING DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

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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