# Accident 19780206003079A: Univar 108, Mead, WA, February 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1978
- Place: Mead, WA
- Airport: Mead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.7795° N, 117.3499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mead, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7795&lon=-117.3499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97675, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97675-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 78 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206003079A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO ICY PATCHES.

## 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 SEA78DYP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP11), Feb 6, 1978: Stinson 108 (N97675), Mead, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97675 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740317010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317010779A), Mar 17, 1974: Univar 108 (N97675), Tekoa, WA, Substantial damage. Faulty muffler restricted power.

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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