# Accident 19920805029059A: Univar 415C, Dunsmuir, CA, August 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1992, 10:15 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Airport: Dunsmuir Municipal/Mott Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1900° N, 122.2607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1900&lon=-122.2607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99585-1993-02-17) (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 C758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920805029059A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR TREES ON UPHILL DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. DENSITY ALTITUDE FULL LOAD AND 85 DEGREE TEMPERATURE ALSO FACTORS

## 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 LAX92LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA335), Aug 5, 1992: Ercoupe 415C (N99585), Dunsmuir, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM ANY PREFLIGHT PLANNING OR PREPARATION AND SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE EXISTING TAILWIND, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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