# Accident 19951117037779A: Univar 415C, Stafford, KS, November 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1995, 18:02 local time
- Place: Stafford, KS
- Airport: Stafford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9605° N, 98.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9605&lon=-98.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93726, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93726-1997-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 110 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951117037779A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES SHORT OF NIGHT LANDING APPROACH. BURNED ON IMPACT. NOT NIGHT CURRENT. NO LANDING LIGHT.

## 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 CHI96FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA034), Nov 18, 1995: Ercoupe 415-C (N93726), Stafford, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged his distance and altitude and flew into transmission wires. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent night flying experience.

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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