# Accident 20060615031309A: Univar 415C, Harrisonburg, VA, June 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2006, 20:00 local time
- Place: Harrisonburg, VA
- Airport: Frank Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4850° N, 78.9453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4850&lon=-78.9453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93911, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93911-2013-05-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 40 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060615031309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROP STARTED N93911 AT VA52, FRANKS FIELD ON JUNE 15, 2006. THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND RESTED IN THE WOODS APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC06CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA211), Jun 16, 2006: Ercoupe 415-C (N93911), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper engine starting procedure, resulting in an uncontrolled taxi, and collision with trees.

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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