# Incident 19970824036339I: Univar 415C, Midland, TX, August 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1997, 14:05 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0365° N, 102.1015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0365&lon=-102.1015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93782, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93782-2013-05-22) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 250 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824036339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED HE HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 07 AT MIDLAND, TX. AT ABOUT 600' AGL, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM 2400 TO 2000. HE ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN 80 MPH, BUT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE NOTICED A GOLF DRIVING RANGE JUST OFF HIS LEFT, AND HE MANEUVERED TO A LANDING THERE. A MECHANICAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY PERSONNEL AT BASIN AVIATION IN MIDLAND, TX REVEALED A VALVE FAILURE.

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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