# Accident 20000714005119A: Univar 415C, Stephenville, TX, July 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2000, 10:40 local time
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2092° N, 98.2097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2092&lon=-98.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99236, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99236-2004-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000714005119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2000, AT 1040 CDT, AN ALON-415 (EROUPE) N99236, OWNED BY BENJAMIN E. LEFEVER AND WILLIAM K. JOHNSON, 516 HILLIARD DR. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. 28311 STRUCK A LARGE BIRD WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING DURING A BUSINESS TRIP. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CREW WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GREGG COUNTY AIRPORT (GGG) ON JULY 14, 2000 AT 0830 CDT.

## 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 FTW00LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA213), Jul 14, 2000: Ercoupe 415-C (N99236), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with a bird while in cruise flight.

## Other reports on N99236 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20011118031449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011118031449A), Nov 18, 2001: Univar 415C (N99236), Southern Pines, NC, No damage. (-23) Pilot noticed rough running engine, rise in oil temperature and a decrease in oil pressure. During emergency landing, the pilot clipped a tree and landed…
- [Accident 19870809082509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870809082509A), Aug 9, 1987: Univar 415C (N99236), York, PA, Substantial damage. Engine threw a connecting rod. Aircraft struck wires and crashed on the forced landing.

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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