# Accident 19920114000589A: Univar 415C, Hansville, WA, January 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Hansville, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9101° N, 122.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9101&lon=-122.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86964-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920114000589A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING AFTER DEPARTING INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. CRASHED INTO PUGET SOUND. WRECKAGE FOUND ON BEACH.

## 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 SEA92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA039), Jan 14, 1992: Ercoupe 415-C (N86964), Hansville, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ADVERSE WEATHER…

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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