# Accident 20011118031449A: Univar 415C, Southern Pines, NC, November 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2001, 13:24 local time
- Place: Southern Pines, NC
- Airport: Moore County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2369° N, 79.3914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2369&lon=-79.3914&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 MIA02LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011118031449A

## Narrative

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

(-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 HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA02LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA021), Nov 18, 2001: Ercoupe 415-C (N99236), Southern Pines, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dislodging of the front crankshaft oil seal for undetermined reasons resulting in loss of engine oil, loss of engine power, and collision with a tree and then the ground during a forced landing.

## Other reports on N99236 (2)

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

- [Accident 20000714005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000714005119A), Jul 14, 2000: Univar 415C (N99236), Stephenville, TX, No damage. (-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.…
- [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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