# Accident 19920521015549A: Univar 415CD, Van, TX, May 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1992, 19:10 local time
- Place: Van, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5191° N, 95.6301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5191&lon=-95.6301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3454H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3454H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-CD (registry code 0420324, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 152 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521015549A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER,STRUCK WIRES. CRASHED TRYING FOR A ROUGH FIELD. CAUGHT WIRES TRYING GO UNDER. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 FTW92LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA139), May 22, 1992: Ercoupe 415-CD (N3454H), Van, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N3454H (1)

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

- [Incident 19890820045929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890820045929I), Aug 20, 1989: Univar 415CD (N3454H), Las Vegas, NV. Engine losing power on approach. Landed on freeway. Fuel exhaustion due to a faulty fuel gauge.

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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