# Accident 19780402007749A: Univar 1081, Pontiac, MI, April 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland Orion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97876, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97876) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402007749A

## 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 CHI78FEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC24), Apr 2, 1978: Stinson 108-1 (N97876), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97876 (2)

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

- [Incident 20070306003019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070306003019I), Mar 6, 2007: Univar 1081 (N97876), Manhattan, KS. (-23) Upon landing at kmhk, pilot lost control of his airplane and the tail spun around. Pilot stated he thought he had a flat tire. Pilot stated that the…
- [Accident 19980417007239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417007239A), Apr 17, 1998: Univar 1081 (N97876), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft nosed over at the end of the landing roll. (.19) on April 17, 1998, at 1750 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Stinson 108- 1, N97876, operated by an…

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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