# Accident 19780815026759A: Univar 1083, Long Beach, CA, August 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1978
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4108C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4108C-2013-06-18) (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 1083
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,128 total, 185 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815026759A

## 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 LAX78FUA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA25), Aug 15, 1978: Stinson 108-3 (N4108C), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4108C (1)

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

- [Accident 19880606022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880606022439A), Jun 6, 1988: Univar STC108 (N4108C), Collinsville, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit on takeoff. Aircraft hit trees when pilot tried to land in field. Destroyed by fire after impact.

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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