# Accident 20040309003669A: Univar 415C, Oakdale, CA, March 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2004
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7467° N, 120.6314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7467&lon=-120.6314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93707, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93707-2007-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,125 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040309003669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03-09-04 PILOT PHILLIP JOLLEY, TOOK A PASSENGER FOR A RIDE IN N93707 TO FAMILIARIZE WITH AIRPLANE OPERATIONS. SHE WAS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PRIVATE PILOT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED OAKDALE AIRPORT (O27) AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 PST AND DID NOT RETURN AS EXPECTED. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND THE FOLLOWING MORNING AT 8NM EAST OF OAKDALE AIRPORT IN THE LOW HILLS. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWED THE WINGS AND EMPENNAGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THEY WERE SEPARATED BY 450 FEET TOTAL ESTIMATED DISTANCE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 LAX04FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA150), Mar 9, 2004: Ercoupe 415-C (N93707), Oakdale, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the in-flight separation of the main spar due to corrosion in the wing center section not detectable by inspection methods described in manufacturer's service bulletins and FAA Airworthiness…

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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