# Accident 20010120001379A: Univar 415G, Santiam Junctio, January 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Santiam Junctio
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4105° N, 121.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4105&lon=-121.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94432, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-G (registry code 0420310, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010120001379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. HARRISON  WAS FLYING FROM INDEPENDENCE, OR. TO PRINEVILLE, OR. AFTER LEAVING INDEPENDENCE HE WAS FLYING NEAR HOODO SKI AREA AT 7000' MSL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND DROPPED RPM. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT AND TURNED TOWARDS SANTIAM STATE WHICH WAS COVERED IN SNOW. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING ROUGH AND CONTINUED TO DROP IN RPM. AS HE LOST ALTITUDE HE CHECKED HIS MAGNETOS AND FUEL SUPPLY WHICH WERE BOTH GOOD. THE ENGINE FINALLY DROPPED TO AN IDLE AND HE GLIDED TO A SOFT-FIELD APPROACH DEADSTICK LANDING ON THE SNOWY RUNWAY WHERE UPON TOUCHING DOWN, HIS NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SNOW AND BENT BACKWARDS. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK AND  MR. HARRISON  IMMEDIATELY CRAWLED OUT COMPLETELY UNHURT. DURING THE LANDING THE ELT WAS TRIGGERED AND HE TURNED IT OFF APPROX. TWO  MINUTES LATER.

## 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 SEA01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA040), Jan 20, 2001: Ercoupe 415G (N94432), Santiam, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial blockage of the carburetor main metering jet orifice by contamination of undetermined origin. Factors include a snow-covered runway upon which the pilot executed a 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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