# Accident 19731111036619A: Univar 1083, Kiowa, CO, November 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1973
- Place: Kiowa, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 39.3436° N, 104.4581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kiowa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3436&lon=-104.4581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6656M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6656M-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230418, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731111036619A

## Narrative

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

PRCTNRY LDG IN RACE TRACK 10/11/73 DUE SMOKE IN CABIN.DENS ALT APRX 8000FT.

## 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 DEN74DTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE29), Nov 11, 1973: Stinson 108-3 (N6656M), Kiowa, CO, 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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