# Incident 19781018032869I: Univar 1083, Mc Grath, AK, October 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1978, 18:17 local time
- Place: Mc Grath, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8028K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8028K-2013-03-26) (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 1083
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 44 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018032869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO FREEZING RAIN. HE TURNED AROUND BUT WAS FORCED DOWN DUE TO ICE.

## Other reports on N8028K (1)

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

- [Accident 19840922056959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922056959A), Sep 22, 1984: Univar 1082 (N8028K), Cairn Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. Lifted off short strip and failed to correct drift. Tail of airplane struck tundra, decelerated into small trees.

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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