# Accident 20080813855589A: Univar 415C, Aracadia, FL, August 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2008, 14:19 local time
- Place: Aracadia, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2067° N, 81.8086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2067&lon=-81.8086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94339, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94339-2009-03-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080813855589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2008 AT APPROAXIMATELY 14195 EDT, A ERCOUPE 415-C, REGISTRATION NUMBER N94339, S/N 1562 OWNED AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP OWNED BY HIS SON.  UPON TAKING OFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO HIT AND OAK TREE WITH IT'S LEFT WING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT WING DOWN AND TURNED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A PINE TREE, WHERE UPON THE AIRCRAFT WENT TOWARDS THE GROUND AND CRASHED LANDING UPSIDE DOWN.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, INJURIES TO PILOT WERE FATAL.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA08LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA164), Aug 13, 2008: Ercoupe 415-C (N94339), Arcaida, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper climb rate after takeoff.

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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