# Accident 20081213855279A: Univar 415D, Sebring, FL, December 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2008, 12:05 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4789° N, 81.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4789&lon=-81.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99154, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99154-2009-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,125 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081213855279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N99154, A 1949 ERCOUPE 415C WAS ON A DAY VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL SEBRING FLORIDA AREA.  THE PILOT WAS GIVING A SIGHT-SEEING RIDE TO A RESIDENT OVER A LOCAL GOLFING COMMUNITY.  AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN BY SEVERAL WITNESSES DOING TURNS AND MANEUVERING AROUND GOLFCOURSE AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY WHEN AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP OCCURRED.  AIRCRAFT BROKE UP INTO 5 SEPARATE SECTIONS WITH PILOT AND PASSENGER BEING EJECTED OUT OF THE COCKPIT STILL ATTACHED TO SEAT PAN AND SEAT BELTS.  WRECKAGE DEBRIS FIELD WAS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND CLOSE TO A MILE LONG.

## 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 ERA09FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA087), Dec 13, 2008: Ercoupe 415-D (N99154), Sebring, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the design stress limitations of the airplane.

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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