# Accident 20030525011969A: Univar 415C, Los Lunas, NM, May 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2003, 14:48 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Airport: Mid Valley Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7525° N, 106.7358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7525&lon=-106.7358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93971, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93971-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030525011969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 25, 2003, AT 1448 MDT, A ERCO-415-C N93971, REGISTERED TO DAVID L. MARSHALL, COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR MID VALLEY AIRPARK (E98) LOS LUNAS, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO RECORD OF A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ATESIA, NM (ATS), ON APRIL 25, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MDT.

## 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 DEN03FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA087), May 25, 2003: Ercoupe 415D (N93971), Los Lunas, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire. Contributing factors were the high wind, the pilot's decision to make a low-altitude turn onto the crosswind leg, and the power…

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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