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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-787

Univair Aircraft Corporation

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 32 08/12/1994 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (10)

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (3)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

  • CE-19-20 Flight Compartment Windows
  • NM-07-39R1 Powerplant System: Forward bearing fitting attach bolts
  • NM-07-48 Flight Controls Aileron Boost Bellcrank Lug

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

  • ELOS ST17976LA-T-25.251 Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Vibration/Buffeting Compliance Criteria for Externally Mounted Installations
  • ELOS ENV24021-25.251(b) Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Vibration/Buffeting Criteria for Externally Mounted Installation
  • ELOS ST07784DE-T-25.251(b)-1 Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Vibration/Buffeting Compliance Criteria for External Modifications
  • ELOS AT5177AT-T-S-29 Information: Equivalent Level of Safety Finding for Gulfstream Models GV-SP and GIV-X FAA Project Number Nos. AT5177AT-T and AT5080AT-T, respectively

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Former holders

  • Alon
  • Mooney
  • ERCO
  • Forney

Comments

CAR 3, effective December 15, 1946 with no amendments, no exemptions. Type Certificate No.787 issued June 13, 1947. Application for Type certificate dated February 6, 1947.

Fleet view · 277 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

2

n=277

Horsepower

95

n=271

Cruise (kts)

93

90–93

Year of mfr

1966

1946–1970

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 255
  • CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 10
  • LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 1
  • CONT MOTOR C90-16F 1
  • LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES 1
  • CONT MOTOR C85-12 1
  • CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES 1
  • CONT MOTOR C85-12F 1

NTSB events

75

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

119

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.27 events / tail · 0.43 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.