# Accident 19920315006199A: Univar 415D, Winthrop, WA, March 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1992, 17:35 local time
- Place: Winthrop, WA
- Airport: Methow Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4996° N, 120.3296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4996&lon=-120.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86952, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86952-1992-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Reported engine: CONT C7512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920315006199A

## Narrative

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

LANDED. TOOK OFF AGAIN. PILOT PULLED UP IN STEEP CLIMB TO SHOW ERCOUPE CANNOT STALL. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED

## 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 SEA92FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA061), Mar 16, 1992: Ercoupe 415-D (N86952), Winthrop, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT RESULTING IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A GO-AROUND.

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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