# Accident 19730405007949A: Univar 1083, Carmel, IN, April 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1973
- Place: Carmel, IN
- Airport: Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.9784° N, 86.1180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9784&lon=-86.1180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747C-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730405007949A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD GND LOOP TO AVOID TREES.

## 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 CHI73FEA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA31), Apr 5, 1973: Stinson 108-3 (N747C), Carmel, IN, 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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