# Accident 19950928030579A: Univar 415D, Belleville, IL, September 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1995
- Place: Belleville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.4807° N, 90.0002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4807&lon=-90.0002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89331, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89331-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-D (registry code 0420316, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030579A

## Narrative

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

PLANE NOSED DOWN INTO STREET AFTER HITTING HIGH TENSION WIRES. (-4)THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 1700 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A CORN FIELD.  ON APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT ON SOME POWERLINES.  THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN, STRUCK A ROAD AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED OIL STREAKED DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE BEGINNING JUST AFT OF THE ENGINE COWLING.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A RUPTURE IN AN OIL PRESSURE LINE LEADING TO THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER.  THE NUMBER 1 AND 2 INTAKE VALVES WERE FOUND STUCK OPEN DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.

## 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 CHI95LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA334), Sep 28, 1995: Ercoupe 415-D (N89331), Belleville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the rupture of the oil pressure line which led to oil system exhaustion, the stuck intake valves, and the powerlines.

## Other reports on N89331 (1)

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

- [Accident 20101009048179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101009048179A), Oct 9, 2010: Engineering ERCOUPE 415 (N89331), Lawrenceville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 09, 2010 at 1500 LCL I was contacted by the roc and patched into [privacy data omitted] of Lawrenceville fire and rescue. I was advised that an…

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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