# Accident 19790304004089A: Univar 1082, Tiburon, CA, March 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tiburon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8868° N, 122.4626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tiburon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8868&lon=-122.4626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388C-2012-09-21) (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 1082
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,245 total, 94 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004089A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE ROLLED OVER WHILE TAXING ON CALM WATER. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 OAK79FVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD14), Mar 4, 1979: Stinson 108-2 (N388C), Tiburon, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N388C (2)

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

- [Accident 19860310021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860310021849A), Mar 10, 1986: Univar STC108 (N388C), La Conner, WA, Destroyed. Struck a cable spanning a slough during approach to water landing. Severed vertical fin, bounced, struck bystander.
- [Incident 19800120016109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800120016109I), Jan 20, 1980: Univar 1082 (N388C), Sausalito, CA, Minor damage. Sticking throttle cable caused the engine to idle fast. Overran landing area.

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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