# Accident 19960114000649A: Univar 415C, Hurlock, MD, January 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1996
- Place: Hurlock, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.6193° N, 75.8707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6193&lon=-75.8707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87424, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114000649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST PROP AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 BFO96LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA038), Jan 14, 1996: Ercoupe 415-C (N87424), Hurlock, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate inspection by maintenance personnel which failed to detect a fatigue crack, and resulted in an in-flight crankshaft fracture and propeller assembly separation. A related factor 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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