# Accident 19780408006549A: Univar 1082, Vernal, UT, April 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.4361° N, 109.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERNAL RGNL (VEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4361&lon=-109.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N328C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230416, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-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
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,280 total, 1 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408006549A

## Narrative

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

DEBRIS JAMMED THE CARBURETOR FLOAT.

## 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 DEN78FTM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM17), Apr 8, 1978: Stinson 108-2 (N328C), Vernal, UT, 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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