# Accident 19931101042149A: Univar 415E, Willis, VA, November 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1993, 08:49 local time
- Place: Willis, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8501° N, 80.4802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8501&lon=-80.4802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94440, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94440-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe E (registry code 0420504, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,332 total, 79 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931101042149A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CABLE DISCONNECTED. ENGINE IDLED. COLLIDED WITH OBJECTS IN HILLY COUNTRY ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 BFO94LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA001), Nov 1, 1993: Univair Ercoupe 415E (N94440), Willis, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the airplane's throttle cable fitting due to undetermined reasons, which prevented the pilot from applying power above engine idle. A factor in this accident was the lack of suitable…

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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