# Accident 19780226015569A: Univar 1082, Connersville, IN, February 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1978
- Place: Connersville, IN
- Airport: Mettel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.6982° N, 85.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METTEL FLD (CEV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6982&lon=-85.1311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9451K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9451K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 915 total, 743 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEX13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780226015569A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.BRAKE FLUID SEEPAGE VISIBLE AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI78DEX13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX13), Feb 26, 1978: Stinson 108-2 (N9451K), Connersville, IN, 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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