# Accident 19781018037189A: Univar 108, Delray Beach, FL, October 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1978
- Place: Delray Beach, FL
- Airport: Basso Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.4559° N, 80.0904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delray Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4559&lon=-80.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8472K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,480 total, 220 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018037189A

## 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 MIA79DKT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT05), Oct 18, 1978: Stinson 108-1 (N8472K), Delray Beach, FL, destroyed

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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