# Accident 19930921035929A: Univar 415C, Twentynine Palm, CA, September 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1993, 02:00 local time
- Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
- Airport: Twentynine Palms Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2291° N, 116.0599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2291&lon=-116.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93321, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93321-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/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 C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 490 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930921035929A

## Narrative

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

INTOXICATED PILOT LANDED TO DISEMBARK A INTOXICATED PASSENGER. RAN OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK A DIRT BERM ON TAKEOFF ROLL.

## 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 LAX93LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA362), Sep 21, 1993: Ercoupe 415-C (N93321), Twentynine Palm, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMTED TAKEOFF FROM A TAXIWAY DUE TO ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT. THE NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION WAS A FACTOR.

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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