# Accident 19930531015469A: Univar 415C, Derby, KS, May 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Derby, KS
- Airport: Hamilton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5396° N, 97.2504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5396&lon=-97.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37139, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37139) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 654 total, 184 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930531015469A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL WHEELS CAUGHT TALL WHEAT. NOSED OVER SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI93LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA186), May 31, 1993: Ercoupe 415C (N37139), Derby, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S MISJUDGED 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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