# Accident 20040703016739A: Univar 415C, Lake City, MI, July 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2004, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lake City, MI
- Airport: Home Acres Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3203° N, 85.1703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3203&lon=-85.1703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2546H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2546H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 1,650 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040703016739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWN WIND TAKE OFF NEAT MAX GROSS TAKE OFF WEIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT TAKE OFF, BUT HAD TOO MUCH GROUND SPEED TO SAFELY STOP BEFORE END OF RUNWAY. GROUND SPEED CARRIED AIRCRAFT PAST END OF RUNWAY AND STRIKING PUBLIC ROAD EMBANKMENT, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PITCH NOSE UP, THEN QUICKLY NOSE DOWN ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD. PILOT & PAX RECEIVED FACIAL LACERATIONS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL FIREWALL DAMAGE DUE TO IMPACT. PILOT WT = 170 LBS, REPORTED PAX WT = 250 LBS, REPORTED FUEL ON BD = 96 LBS (16 GAL) TOTAL 516 LBS. WEIGHT & BALANCE SHEET SHOWS 547.8 AS USEFUL LOAD. PILOT'S STATEMENT SAY HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 27 WHILE OBSERVING PAPER DEBRIS BLOWING ALONG SIDE & IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. (WINDS IN AREA FROM THE E/SE AT 12).

## 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 CHI04CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA175), Jul 3, 2004: Ercoupe 415C (N2546H), Lake City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot selecting the wrong runway for the wind conditions and his delay in executing an aborted takeoff resulting in the airplane running off the departure end of the runway and into a ditch. The…

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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