# Accident 19730705022239A: Univar 108, Wheeling, IL, July 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Chicagoland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9177K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9177K-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705022239A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI74FEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE02), Jul 5, 1973: Stinson 108 (N9177K), Wheeling, IL, 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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