# Accident 20030619012399A: Univar 415C, Atwood, IL, June 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2003, 11:20 local time
- Place: Atwood, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7993° N, 88.4627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7993&lon=-88.4627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94327, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94327) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C (registry code 0420312, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C75*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619012399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 18TH WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM MATTOON, ILLINOIS, COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (MTO) TO ATWOOD, ILLINOIS, COOCH LANDING AREA (IL31) THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, MISTOOK A HARD SURFACED COUNTY ROAD ABOUT 1.2 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT FOR THE RUNWAY. AT ABOUT THE TIME THE PIC RECOGNIZED THE FACT THAT HE WAS NOT LANDING AT THE AIRPORT HE HIT AND BROKE A POWER LINE ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF THE ROAD. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE ROAD THE LEFT WING STRUCK A METAL ROAD SIGN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WEST SIDE OF THE DITCH BANK IT WAS LAUNCHED BACK INTO THE AIR AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 150 FEET OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A CORN FIELD WITH CORN ABOUT 2.5 FEET HIGH. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH ABOUT 10-MILE VISIBILITY AND LIGHT WINDS ABOUT 5 TO 6 MPH. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, CENTER SECTION, LEFT AILERON, AND PROPELLER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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