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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Univar 415-D · Harvard, IL · October 9, 2003

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Date
October 9, 2003 · 19:45 local
Place
Harvard, IL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3848H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04LA008
Reported as
Univar 415D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total63 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N3848HRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Ercoupe 415-DS/N 4549 · Built 1947Airframe modelErcoupe 415-DEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was attempting to land at night at an unlighted, privately-owned landing area. He believed that he was established on a satisfactory approach angle until the time he heard the airplane impacting corn plants a few hundred feet short of the intended touchdown point.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT NIGHT AT AN UNLIGHTED, PRIVATELY-OWNED LANDING AREA. HE BELIEVED THAT HE WAS ESTABLISHED ON A SATISFACTORY APPROACH ANGLE UNTIL THE TIME HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE IMPACTING CORN PLANTS A FEW HUNDRED FEET SHORT OF THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHarvard, ILThe pilot misjudged his altitude and distance from the approach end of the airstrip, along with his decision to land at an unlit airstrip at night. Factors involved in the accident were the the night lighting conditions, the unlit airstrip, and the corn crop…Oct 10, 2003 · Substantial damage