# Accident 20001023043219A: Univar 415E, Minier, IL, October 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2000, 16:15 local time
- Place: Minier, IL
- Airport: Illinois Valley Parachute
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4300° N, 89.3102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4300&lon=-89.3102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94176, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94176) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-E (registry code 0420318, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 655 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001023043219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10-23-00 WHILE DEPARTING ILLINOIS VALLEY PARACHUTE CLUB AIRPORT THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A CLIMB ATTITUDE. THE PIC INDICATED THE ENGINE GOT ROUGH AND LOST POWER. THE PIC LOWERED THE NOSE, TURNED TO ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE SOUTH, TRIED THE CARBURETOR HEAT, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE. THE PIC THEN LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 52 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 200 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE BOWL, COWLING, NOSE LANDING GEAR SUPPORT, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN AFT OF THE FIREWALL, THE LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF THE FIREWALL, AND THE LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 CHI01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA023), Oct 23, 2000: Ercoupe 415-E (N94176), Minier, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the carburetor ice and after takeoff, the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing. Factors were the carburetor icing conditions and the plowed field condition.

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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