# Accident 20080829855549A: Univar 415C, Sebring, FL, August 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2008, 12:15 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4797° N, 81.3250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4797&lon=-81.3250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87376, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87376-2012-07-16) (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: 442 total, 442 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080829855549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 29, 2008, AT APPROX. 12:15 EST, AN ERCOUPE 415-C HIT A BIRD AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET, THE WOOD PROP SPLINTERED AND ENGINE STARTED HEAVY VIBRATION.  THE PILOT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD AND HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH WHICH WAS UNSEEN WHICH CAUSED THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC08CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA297), Aug 29, 2008: Ercoupe 415-C (N87376), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A bird strike which substantially damaged the propeller and required the engine to be secured. Contributing to the accident was the damaged propeller.

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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