# Accident 19990718044679A: Univar 415CD, Wahoo, NE, July 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wahoo, NE
- Airport: Wahoo Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2093° N, 96.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2093&lon=-96.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3859H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3859H-2003-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-CD (registry code 0420304, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990718044679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHEN IT STARTED DURING HANDPROP WITH THROTTLE FULL OPEN. A/C RAN INTO CLOSED HANGAR DOOR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO DOOR AND HANGAR.

## 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 CHI99LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA236), Jul 18, 1999: Ercoupe 415-CD (N3859H), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper starting technique which resulted in the inadvertent starting of the engine, with no one in the airplane.

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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