# Accident 20071229831919A: Univar 415C, Abingdon, IL, December 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Abingdon, IL
- Airport: Wolford'S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7997° N, 90.4386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7997&lon=-90.4386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94131, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94131) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 166 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071229831919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED GBG AT 1505 FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. PILOT SHOT A PRACTICE APPROACH TO WOLFORD RLA WTH NO INTENTIONS OF LANDING. AFTER POWERING BACK FOR THE APPROACH THE PILOT PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN BUT GOT NO ENGINE RESPONSE. PILOT TRIED TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON THE RLA BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED ACROSS THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI08CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA056), Dec 29, 2007: Ercoupe 415D (N94131), Abingdon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loose clamp on the throttle cable which prevented application of engine power. A factor in the accident was the low altitude when the throttle cable slipped.

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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