# Accident 19790114000809A: Univar 1083, Dallesport, WA, January 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1979, 13:35 local time
- Place: Dallesport, WA
- Airport: The Dalles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6316° N, 121.1689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallesport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6316&lon=-121.1689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6470M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6470M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,101 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790114000809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. WHEEL HIT DEEP SNOW. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 SEA79DYM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM10), Jan 14, 1979: Stinson 108-3 (N6470M), Dallesport, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6470M (1)

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

- [Accident 19920622021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920622021439A), Jun 22, 1992: Univar 1083 (N6470M), Corbett, OR, Substantial damage. After rough water takeoff. Loud pop and floats fell off. Unaware pilot aborted takeoff. Impacted water and sank.

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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