# Accident 19731220040109A: Univar 1081, Kewanee, IL, December 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1973
- Place: Kewanee, IL
- Airport: Kewanee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.2052° N, 89.9639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEWANEE MUNI (EZI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2052&lon=-89.9639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8546K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8546K-2013-03-07) (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 1081
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731220040109A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL LDG.ACFT DRIFTED SIDEWAYS.R WHEEL CAUGHT IN SNOW BANK.

## 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 CHI74DEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE43), Dec 20, 1973: Stinson 108 (N8546K), Kewanee, 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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