# Accident 20020531013399A: Univar 415E, Conway, AR, May 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Conway, AR
- Airport: Dennis F Cantrell Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0806° N, 92.4247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0806&lon=-92.4247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94769, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94769-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-E (registry code 0420308, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020531013399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2002 AT 1400 HOURS CST, A ERCOUPE 415-E, N94769, IMPACTED THE GROUND UPON TAKEOFF FROM THE AIRPORT AT CONWAY, AR (M03). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT M03 AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 200', THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITH RPM DROPPING TO APPROXIMATELY 800 AND AIRSPEED AT 60 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A HAY FIELD ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THE AIRPORT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND NOSE GEAR.

## 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 FTW02LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA168), May 31, 2002: Ercoupe ERCO-415-E (N94769), Conway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the pilots necessity to avoid a power line during the emergency descent and the lack of suitable terrain for 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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