# Accident 20060519021849A: Univar 415C, Vaughn, WA, May 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Vaughn, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3564° N, 122.7950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3564&lon=-122.7950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2426H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2426H-2017-02-22) (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 C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060519021849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO THE WATER AT CASE INLET NEAR ROCKY POINT NEAR VAUGHN, WASHINGTON. PILOT ATTRIBUTED THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER TO CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 SEA06CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA101), May 20, 2006: Ercoupe 415-C (N2426H), Vaughn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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