# Accident 19921005041089A: Univar 415C, Waukesha, WI, October 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1992, 15:19 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Waukesha County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0411° N, 88.2376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUKESHA COUNTY (UES), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0411&lon=-88.2376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99256, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99256-1993-12-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 74 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921005041089A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION NEAR DESTINATION OVERSHOT RUNWAY TURNING FINAL AND CRASHED NOSE FULL TANK EMPTY. MAINS TURNED OFF.

## 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 CHI93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA005), Oct 5, 1992: Univair 415C (N99256), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTIONS AND HIS MISJUDGED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE (APPROACH TO 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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