# Accident 20040817035089A: Univar 415C, Pemberton, NJ, August 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pemberton, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9819° N, 74.6925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9819&lon=-74.6925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3771H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3771H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,128 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817035089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT AFTER RUNUP AND NORMAL SHORT TAXI TO END OF RUNWAY, HE APPLIED POWER AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY AND LIFTED OFF. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE POWER STARTED TO FADE, CAUSING THE PLANE TO SETTLE INTO THE TREES. THE HEADER FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL. AFTER EXAMINING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE FUELING RECORDS, WE CONCLUDED THAT FUEL STARVATION WAS NOT A PROBLEM. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED, FOR 3 WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ DIED. HIS WIFE STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT CAUSAL TO HIS DEATH.

## 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 IAD04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA039), Aug 17, 2004: Ercoupe 415-C (N3771H), Pemberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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