# Accident 20040710012159A: Univar 415C, Gorman, CA, July 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2004, 11:59 local time
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5292° N, 118.6492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5292&lon=-118.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2542H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2542H-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710012159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PILOT DEVIATION OCCURRED WHEN MR. MARC SOUTH LEFT BRACKET FIELD WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. MR. MARC SOUTH HAD HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED IN 1996 AND COULD NOT BE FOUND. MR. MARC SOUTH WAS INEBRIATED, HIS ALCOHOL BREATH TEST INDICATED .25 AND THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL MENTIONED A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON HIS BREATH. THREE CANS OF UNOPENED BEER WAS FOUND IN THE COCKPIT.

## 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 LAX04LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA257), Jul 10, 2004: Ercoupe 415-C (N2542H), Castaic, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a catastrophic engine failure due to oil exhaustion, which was caused by the failure of maintenance personnel to completely tighten the oil screen.

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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