# Accident 20070730019999A: Univar F1A, Woodstock, IL, July 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2007, 09:15 local time
- Place: Woodstock, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4047° N, 88.3806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4047&lon=-88.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3041G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3041G-2010-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircoupe F-1A (registry code 0420104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircoupe-f-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1A
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070730019999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 30, 2007 N3041G DEPARTED GALT AIRPORT, 10C, WOODSTOCK, IL ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING FLIGHT THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED FROM 2,500 TO 1,800 RPM. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SEL APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS RETURNED TO THE OFF POSITION WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO GALT AIRPORT. WITH CONTINUING DETERIORATING ENGINE PERFORMANCE, AN OFF FIELD LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON THE GROUNDS OF THE GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SCHOOL SIGN AND CAME TO REST BY THAT SIGN. NO FIRE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI07LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA240), Jul 30, 2007: Aircoupe F-1A (N3041G), Greenwood, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in the pilot having to perform a forced landing to unsuitable terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the carburetor icing…

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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