# Accident 19740131004549A: Univar 108, Soldotna, AK, January 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1974
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 60.4751° N, 151.0396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLDOTNA (SXQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4751&lon=-151.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97326-2013-05-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 175 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131004549A

## Narrative

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

ICE CRYSTALS FOUND IN FUEL STRAINER.

## 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 ANC74DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG88), Jan 31, 1974: Stinson 108 (N97326), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97326 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880905037029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905037029A), Sep 5, 1988: Univar 108 (N97326), Mt Spur, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing on a gravel bar after engine failed. Holes in engine case indicates power section failure.

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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