# Accident 20080726843859A: Univar 415C, Corona, CA, July 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2008, 13:50 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9069° N, 117.6036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9069&lon=-117.6036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93614, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-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: 1,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080726843859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF RUNWAY 25 GUSTY WIND FROM 290. CLIMB AT 80 LAS, 500 FPM-NORMAL CLIMB. TURNED LEFT ON TO CROSSWIND LEG. LEFT WING WENT DOWN SHARPLY. RECOVERED FULL THROTTLE, AIRCRAFT KEPT DROPPING WITH FULL THROTTLE AT 80 LAS. PULLED BACK YOKE FOR CLIMB, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GO DOWN. STRUCK SEVERAL TREES AND HIT THE GROUND AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET UNTIL AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UP AGAINST BARB WIRE FENCE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 SEA08CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA167), Jul 26, 2008: Ercoupe 415-C (N93614), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind conditions.

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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