# Accident 20000930014529A: Univar 415C, Tucumcari, NM, September 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2000, 17:05 local time
- Place: Tucumcari, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1595° N, 103.7201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1595&lon=-103.7201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2421H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2421H-2001-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930014529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/30/00, APPROX. 1705 MDT. N2421H, A ERCOUPE, DEPARTED RWY 26 @TUCUMCAN, NM (TCC). DURING THE CLIMB, CONTROL OF A/C WAS LOST. THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND (70' NORTH OF RWY 26 TCC). NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS A PILOT. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WAS KILLED ON IMPACT. THE PERSON IN THE LEFT SEAT BOUNCED FROM THE A/C ON FIRE, AND 30 MINUTES LATER AT THE HOSPITAL EXPIRED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 DEN00LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA183), Sep 30, 2000: Ercoupe 415-C (N2421H), Tucumcari, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of control during initial climb following takeoff by an unqualified person.

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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