# Accident 19930829035049A: Univar 415C, Palisade, CO, August 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1993, 11:42 local time
- Place: Palisade, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0995° N, 108.3502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0995&lon=-108.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N522BK-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 272 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930829035049A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT FROM AIRPORT TO PILOTS STRIP. LOST POWER ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED SHORT. FUEL STATUS OR ENGINE DEFECT UNKNOWN.

## 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 DEN93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA106), Aug 29, 1993: Ercoupe 415-C (N522BK), Palisade, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL POWER LOSS DURING APPROACH FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED 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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