# Incident 19940312008949I: Univar 415D, Springfield, TN, March 12, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4952° N, 86.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4952&lon=-86.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D (registry code 0420316, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312008949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: GRADY PROCTOR DEPARTED SPRINGFIELD, (M91) TN IN AN ERCO 4150, N21JW FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. INBOUND TO SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT THE N21JW LOST HIS ENGINE. MR. PROCTOR LANDED SAFELY IN FIELD 10 MILES SOUTH OF M91. NO DAMAGE TO HIMSELF, AIRCRAFT, OR PROPERTY. MR. PROCTOR WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS FOUND THAT SOMETHING FROM INSIDE ENGINE KNOCKED A SMALL HOLE IN THE TOP FRONT PILOT SIDE OF ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART OF OIL WAS DRAINED FROM THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N21JW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140829016729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140829016729I), Aug 29, 2014: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D (N21JW), Concord, CA, No damage. On 8/29/2014, N21JW performed an off-field landing 2 miles north east of the Concord airport in California. The aircraft landed in an open field with no damage…

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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