# Accident 19930926037769A: Univar 415C, Columbia, CA, September 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1993, 11:50 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1109° N, 120.3810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1109&lon=-120.3810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3561H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3561H-2017-04-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926037769A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF PREMATURE. USED FORWARD YOKE GAIN SPEED. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. VEERED OFF 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 LAX93LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA374), Sep 26, 1993: Ercoupe 415C (N3561H), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the elevator control during the takeoff ground roll which resulted in a porpoise and nose gear collapse. A factor in the accident was the pilot's low total experience and…

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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