# Accident 19760905030469A: Univar 1083, Cedar Springs, MI, September 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Cedar Springs, MI
- Airport: North Kent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.2204° N, 85.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Springs, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2204&lon=-85.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6580M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6580M-2013-04-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,028 total, 57 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905030469A

## Narrative

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

FOREIGN PARTICLES IN CARB PREVENTED FLOAT VALVE FM SEATING.CARB 15 HRS STO.

## 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 CHI76FEM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM58), Sep 5, 1976: Stinson 108-3 (N6580M), Cedar Springs, MI, 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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