# Accident 19761018032259A: Univar 108, Newport News, VA, October 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1976
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N776C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N776C-1980-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 0 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761018032259A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK AIRPORT SERVICE ROAD FOR RWY.

## 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 IAD77FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID02), Oct 18, 1976: Stinson 108 (N776C), Newport News, VA, destroyed

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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