# Accident 19771022032159A: Univar 1083, Portland, TX, October 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1977
- Place: Portland, TX
- Airport: Hunts
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 27.8890° N, 97.3316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8890&lon=-97.3316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947C-1982-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 3 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022032159A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 18K.

## 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 FTW78DRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ09), Oct 22, 1977: Stinson 108-3 (N947C), Portland, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N947C (1)

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

- [Accident 19790214002949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790214002949A), Feb 14, 1979: Univar 1083 (N947C), Taft, TX, Substantial damage. Emergency landing in soft field due to failure of engine articulating rod.

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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