# Accident 19910714027159A: Univar 415D, Gilbertsville, KY, July 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gilbertsville, KY
- Airport: Kentucky Dam State Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4092° N, 87.2600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4092&lon=-87.2600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 230 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027159A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ROAD DUE VIBRATION. WING DAMAGED BY CORN STALKS. TOOK OFF. UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN. CARTWHEELED ON LANDING.

## 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 NYC91LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA181), Jul 14, 1991: Ercoupe 415D (N980DD), Sacramento, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONDUCT FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF 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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