# Accident 19731215040062A: Univar 1081, Amityville, NY, December 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1973
- Place: Amityville, NY
- Airport: Zahns
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.7100° N, 73.4000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Zahn's Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7100&lon=-73.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2641, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2641-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230414, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-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 1081
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215040062A

## Narrative

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

PIPER OVERTOOK STINSON STRIKING TAIL AND CAUSING NOSE TO PITCH UP.BOTH ACFT ON FINAL APCH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6771J, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19731215040061A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215040061A)

## 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 NYC74AN053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN053), Dec 15, 1973: Stinson 108-1 (N2641), Amityville, NY, destroyed

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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