# Accident 20090515007069A: Univar 415C, Mammoth, AZ, May 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2009, 11:40 local time
- Place: Mammoth, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6353° N, 110.6417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6353&lon=-110.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2339H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2339H-2012-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-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
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 32 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090515007069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A PART 91 VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM PUNKIN CENTER, AZ TO SAN MANUEL AIRPORT, SAN MANUEL, AZ (E77).  THE PILOT STATED THE HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUSE FLIGHT AT 9500 MSL.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE SPEED AND SELECTED AND ABANDONED DIRT RUNWAY "AG STRIP" AS AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RE-START AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  DURING THE OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  FAA INVESTIGATORS ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL INSPECTON OF THE AIRCRAFT ON MAY 19, 2009.  INVESTIGATORS OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF DUCTILE OVERLOAD TO THE WINGS, SPINNER, AND NOSE SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE CONSISTENT WITH IMPACTING ROUGH TERRAIN AND DESERT VEGATATION.  THE WING FUEL TANKS WERE OBSERVED TO BE EMPTY.  THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND OBSERVED TO BE INTACT AND EMPTY.  THE FUEL LINES FROM THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK TO THE FUEL SEDIMENT BOWL/STRAINER WERE VISUALLY OBSERVED TO BE INTACT.  THE SEDIMENT BOWL WAS OBSERVED TO BE FULL OF A BLUE COLORED FLUID.

## 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 WPR09LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA251), May 15, 2009: Ercoupe 415C (N2339H), San Manuel, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N2339H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741215041989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741215041989A), Dec 15, 1974: Univar 415C (N2339H), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. Struck auto drg emgcy ldg on expressway.

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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