# Accident 19740924030629A: Univar 1083, Skwentna, AK, September 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1974
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N958C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958C-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 37 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740924030629A

## Narrative

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

GRAVEL BAR SHORTENED TO ABT 650 FT DUE RISING WATER. ACFT RAN INTO RIVER.

## 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 ANC75DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG39), Sep 24, 1974: Stinson 108-3 (N958C), Skwentna, AK, 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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