# Accident 20030822020769A: Univar 415C, St. Johns, AZ, August 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2003, 06:30 local time
- Place: St. Johns, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5167° N, 109.3667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5167&lon=-109.3667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3182H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3182H-2016-12-27) (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 C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 24 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030822020769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT/OWNER WAS FLYING ALONE AND HAD MADE SEVERAL T.O./LANDINGS @ SJN PRIOR TO HAVING AN ENGINE FAILURE (LOSS OF POWER) ON A RETURN PORTION OF HIS FLIGHT TO HIS ORIGINATION POINT (SJN). THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD TWO (2) MILES EAST OF ST. JOHNS, AZ. THE DIRT ROAD CURVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE A/C SLID OFF THE L/H SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS/FIREWALL/NOSE GEAR ASSY, AND BOTH WING SPARS, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 LAX03LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA260), Aug 22, 2003: Ercoupe 415-C (N3182H), Saint Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the exhaust valve on the number two engine cylinder, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during the final approach to land, and an on ground collision with a ditch during…

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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