# Accident 19970427047039A: Univar 415C, Canyon City, CO, April 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Canyon City, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4306° N, 105.0095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4306&lon=-105.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2326H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2326H) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427047039A

## Narrative

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

(-16) NO REGULATION ON REPORTING TO FAA. INSURANCE ADJUSTER REPORTED ACCIDENT TO FAA AND NTSB LATE. STRUCK WING OF OTHER AIRCRAFT ON TAXI OUT.

## 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 FTW97LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA172), Apr 27, 1997: Ercoupe 415-C (N2326H), Canon City, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the pilot's attention being diverted.

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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