# Accident 19731223039799A: Univar 1083, Apple Vally, CA, December 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1973
- Place: Apple Vally, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6206M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6206M-2002-01-15) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 401 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223039799A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 25K.

## 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 LAX74DUG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG33), Dec 23, 1973: Stinson 108-3 (N6206M), Apple Vally, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6206M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940804020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940804020169A), Aug 4, 1994: Univar 1083 (N6206M), Bend, OR, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway, gear collapsed, strut pushed through wing.
- [Accident 19830529033859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830529033859A), May 29, 1983: Univar 1083 (N6206M), Grants Pass, OR, Substantial damage. Wind gust veered aircraft on touchdown. Began go around then aborted. Lost control and ran off the runway.

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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