# Accident 19910705026439A: Univar 415C, Sparta, MI, July 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, MI
- Airport: Sparta Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1505° N, 85.7009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1505&lon=-85.7009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87169, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87169-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 30 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705026439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. STRUCK DIRT BANK SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL TANKS HAD LARGE AMOUNTS WATER INCLUDING CARB BOWL.

## 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 CHI91LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA214), Jul 5, 1991: Ercoupe 415-C (N87169), Sparta, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REACH A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.

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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