# Accident 20080320832509A: Univar 415D, Riverside/Rubi, CA, March 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Riverside/Rubi, CA
- Airport: Flabob
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9889° N, 117.4100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9889&lon=-117.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3942H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3942H-2010-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080320832509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF ROLL FROM RWY 24, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS COMPRESSION (ENGINE SPUTTERING). THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET AIRBORNE AND MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON RWY 117. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A GOPHER HOLE, AND STOPPED NOSE UP (45 DEGREE ANGLE). MINOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWL, NOSE STRUT, AND LEFT WING TIP. (-23 AMENDMENT) SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL (CREASES AND BUCKLING) AND NOSE STRUT. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWL, AND LEFT WING TIP. NOTE: AN RIR AIRPORT EMPLOYEE INFORMED INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE 03/20/2008 INCIDENT ON 03/26/2008.

## 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 LAX08CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA094), Mar 20, 2008: Ercoupe 415-D (N3942H), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination of the fuel system due to the pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to adequately drain the water from the fuel system.

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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