# Accident 19780318024209A: Univar 108, Carmel Valley, CA, March 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1978
- Place: Carmel Valley, CA
- Airport: Carmel Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.4797° N, 121.7324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4797&lon=-121.7324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6930M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6930M-2013-05-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 166 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318024209A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78DVM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVM13), Mar 18, 1978: Stinson 108-3 (N6930M), Carmel Valley, CA, 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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