# Accident 20060923020009A: Univar 415C, Trenton, FL, September 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2006, 10:15 local time
- Place: Trenton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6922° N, 82.7292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6922&lon=-82.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3233H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3233H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060923020009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2006 AT 10:15 LOCAL TIME, AN ERCOUPE 415-C, N3233H, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUSH AIRFIELD (NO IDENTIFIER) WHILE ON A FLIGHT FOR A BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND OTHER PILOT WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 SEA06LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA188), Sep 23, 2006: Ercoupe 415-C (N3233H), Trenton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power just after takeoff due to water contamination of the auto fuel added to the aircraft fuel system just prior to the flight. Factors include the pilot's inadequate…

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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