# Accident 19930928036819A: Univar 415CD, Charles City, VA, September 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1993, 11:23 local time
- Place: Charles City, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3410° N, 77.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3410&lon=-77.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4576B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4576B-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Reported engine: CONT C7512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 82 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930928036819A

## Narrative

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

ERCOUPE CAME APART IN FLIGHT. WRECKAGE INDICATES SPIN AT IMPACT. AIRFRAME SHOWS SEPARATION DUE OVERLOAD.

## 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 BFO93FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA188), Sep 28, 1993: Ercoupe 415-CD (N4576B), Charles City, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the airplane which resulted in an in-flight break-up.

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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