# Accident 19910817034529A: Univar 415C, Anaconda, MT, August 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Anaconda, MT
- Airport: Anaconda Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1193° N, 112.9708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1193&lon=-112.9708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2069H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2069H-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 270 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910817034529A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT AND HIT RUNWAY,WING AND NOSE LOW. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND NEAR GROSS WERE FACTORS.

## 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 SEA91LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA211), Aug 17, 1991: Ercoupe 415C (N2069H), Anaconda, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING INITIAL CLIMB. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND A PREMATURE LIFTOFF BY THE PILOT WERE FACTORS.

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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