# Accident 19770911028579A: Univar 108, Saco, ME, September 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1977
- Place: Saco, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.5009° N, 70.4428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saco, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5009&lon=-70.4428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6678M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6678M-2017-02-16) (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 108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 3 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911028579A

## Narrative

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

OIL INLET PRESSURE LINE TO OIL COOLER SPLIT CAUSING LOSS OF OIL.

## 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 NYC77FNC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC55), Sep 11, 1977: Stinson 108-3 (N6678M), Saco, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6678M (1)

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

- [Accident 20020630017249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630017249A), Jun 30, 2002: Univar 1083 (N6678M), Window Rock, AZ, No damage. (-23) On takeoff on runway 26 @ P34 (mifflintown airport) at approximately 100 feet altitude the engine shut down for no apparent reason. Emergency landing was…

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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