# Accident 20020915038259A: Univar 415CD, Effingham, IL, September 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2002, 08:30 local time
- Place: Effingham, IL
- Airport: Effingham County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1103° N, 88.5502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1103&lon=-88.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3989H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3989H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-CD (registry code 0420304, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-cd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415CD
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020915038259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0910, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 29 AND REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DESCENDING INTO A CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 YARDS FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 29. NEITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT AND ENGINE, PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI02LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA281), Sep 15, 2002: Ercoupe 415-CD (N3989H), Effingham, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the seized exhaust valve. A factor was the soft field.

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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