# Accident 19730328005249A: Univar 108, Somers, CT, March 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1973
- Place: Somers, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8485K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8485K-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328005249A

## Narrative

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

T/O R FUEL TANK,MIN FUEL,DID NOT SWITCH.APCH TO GOLF CRS OBSVD PEOPLE,DRG TURN TO ADJ FLD HIT TREE

## 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 NYC73FNE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE26), Mar 28, 1973: Stinson 108-1 (N8485K), Somers, CT, substantial damage

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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