# Accident 20010309004759A: Univar 415C, Ivans, UT, March 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2001, 16:55 local time
- Place: Ivans, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1801° N, 113.7101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1801&lon=-113.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1121J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1121J-2013-04-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010309004759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE LOSS POWER OVER IVANS, UTAH AT 4200 FEET, PILOT SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER INTERMITTENTLY. CARBURETOR AIR TEMP GAUGE WAS READING +12C WHEN HEAT WAS APPLIED. PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN DESERT AREA. A/C L/H MAIN GEAR COLLIDED WITH DIRT MOUND AND FENCE POST. CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE L/H WING AND COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR. ENGINE WAS STARTED AND GROUND ON 3/29/01 AT 1000 RPM, OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THIS A/C HAD JUST BEEN TAKEN OUT OF STORAGE AFTER 20 YEARS WITH NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED PERSON.

## 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 DEN01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA065), Mar 9, 2001: Erco 415-C (N1121J), Ivins, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing. A contributing factors was the carburetor icing conditions.

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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