19980129002519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415C · Titusville, FL · January 29, 1998

Date
January 29, 1998
Place
Titusville, FL
Airport
Space Coast Regional
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N86991
Reported as
Univar 415C
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable normal start. Tied tail and one wing propped. Ercoupe pivoted and struck pilot.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE NORMAL START. TIED TAIL AND ONE WING PROPPED. ERCOUPE PIVOTED AND STRUCK PILOT.