# Accident 19910927043499A: Univar 415D, Emmett, MI, September 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1991, 15:02 local time
- Place: Emmett, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9906° N, 82.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9906&lon=-82.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99283, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99283-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-D (registry code 0420306, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 82 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927043499A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINNING TO GROUND,PARTS AND BODY FALLING. RIGHT WING OUTER SECTION FOLDED IN FLIGHT. EMPANNAGE SEPARATED.

## 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 CHI91FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA305), Sep 27, 1991: Ercoupe Ercoupe 415-D (N99283), Emmett, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCEEDING THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP.

## Other reports on N99283 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900903047759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900903047759I), Sep 3, 1990: Univar 415D (N99283), Utica, MI. Student observed loss of oil pressure. Made precautionary landing on test track without incident.

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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