# Accident 19740809027899A: Univar 1081, W Springfld, MA, August 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: W Springfld, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.1070° N, 72.6204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Springfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1070&lon=-72.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9740K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9740K-1976-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230414, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE04-136937) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809027899A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST ROCKER ARM FAIL.VALVE GUIDE-CYL TOP CLEARANCE .029IN INSTEAD OF REQ .318IN.

## 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 NYC75FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE04-136937), Aug 9, 1974: Stinson 108-1 (N9740K), W Springfld, MA, 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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