# Accident 19920517015119A: Univar 415C, Vine Grove, KY, May 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Vine Grove, KY
- Airport: Vine Grove Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8098° N, 85.9708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8098&lon=-85.9708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93426, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93426-1992-07-17) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920517015119A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED WIND GUST PICKED UP WING WHILE TAXIING TO PARK AND PUSHED ERCOUPE INTO PARKED MOONEY.

## 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 BFO92LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA067), May 17, 1992: Ercoupe 415C (N93426), Vine Grove, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE WIND GUSTS AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND.

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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