# Accident 19960820023419A: Univar 415C, Cambridge, IL, August 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1996, 20:10 local time
- Place: Cambridge, IL
- Airport: Boyd Wheatleys Farm Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2993° N, 90.1902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2993&lon=-90.1902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3607H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3607H-2008-12-17) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960820023419A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A DOWN DRAFT FROM WHICH IT DIDN'T RECOVER. THERE WAS A PREMATURE OFF RUNWAY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. PERSONNEL ONBOARD WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI96LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA311), Aug 21, 1996: Ercoupe 415-C (N3607H), Cambridge, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the downdraft reported by the pilot.

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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