# Accident 20000531007439A: Univar 415C, Stockbridge, GA, May 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5394° N, 84.2403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5394&lon=-84.2403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2589H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2589H-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000531007439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CRASH. WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING LOW APPROACHES AND IT APPEARED HE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY. THEN HE REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP AND BANKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, CLIPPED A PINE TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING AND CRASHED APPROX. 200 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT SITE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIR EVACUATED FROM THE SITE. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA00LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA180), May 31, 2000: Ercoupe 415-C (N2589H), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an in-flight collision with trees while maneuvering, which was the result of the pilot not allowing adequate altitude to clear the trees before starting a turn.

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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