# Accident 19940528012759A: Univar 415E, Warrenton, VA, May 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1994, 08:50 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Flying Circus Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5504° N, 77.7158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CIRCUS AERODROME (3VA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-77.7158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3200H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3200H-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-E (registry code 0420328, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-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 C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528012759A

## Narrative

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

FAILED ACCELERATE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. EXITED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. FIRST TIME ON A GRASS 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 NYC94LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA095), May 28, 1994: Ercoupe 415-E (N3200H), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and nosing over. A factor in this accident was the…

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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