# Accident 20060621012659A: Univar 415C, Panacea, FL, June 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2006, 22:00 local time
- Place: Panacea, FL
- Airport: Wakulla County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9933° N, 84.3953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9933&lon=-84.3953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99355, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99355-2007-12-18) (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*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060621012659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2006, AT 2145 EDT, A ERCOUPE MODEL 415-C, N99355, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED CRASHED SHORT OF LANDING AT PANACEA MUNICIPAL AIRPARK (2J0) AND BURNED AT THE SCENE IN PANACEA, FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS TAKING A NIGHT PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH A FELLOW PILOT AND WAS AIRBORNE ONLY APPROXIMATELY 14 MINUTES. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED AND COMPLETELY BURNED EXCEPT FOR THE TAIL FEATHERS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SAME AIRPORT IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND DIED IN THE FIRE.

## 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 MIA06LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA118), Jun 22, 2006: Ercoupe 415C (N99355), Panacea, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the airplane descending and impacting trees during the approach. A possible contributing factor was the pilot's pre-existing…

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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