# Accident 19970629018519A: Univar 415C, Ardmore, OK, June 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1997, 12:45 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1897° N, 97.1090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1897&lon=-97.1090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2308H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2308H-1997-09-30) (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 C7512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 105 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970629018519A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ENGINE NOT HEATHY CONTINUED. MORE POWER LOSS. HIT WIRES LDG ON 135. (-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED PAULS VALLEY AIRPORT AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. HE CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT PAST THREE OTHER AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT POWER DETERIORATED UNTIL UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON FREEWAY, HIT A POWER LINE AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW97LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA240), Jun 29, 1997: Ercoupe Ercoupe 415-C (N2308H), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line. Factors were his improper decision to continue the flight after he noted a loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb and 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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