# Accident 19920307005199A: Univar 415C, Whitehouse, TX, March 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Whitehouse, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2194° N, 95.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2194&lon=-95.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94063-1994-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920307005199A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES JUST SHORT OF FIELD THEN HIT A FENCE. RUST AND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA083), Mar 7, 1992: Ercoupe 415-C (N94063), Whitehouse, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND THE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION WITH WATER. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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