# Accident 19790414006779A: Univar 1082, Sidney, MT, April 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Sidney, MT
- Airport: Burns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7155° N, 104.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7155&lon=-104.1672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9379K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9379K-1989-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,837 total, 1,005 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414006779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN EMERGENCY LANDING. ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 SEA79FTA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA12), Apr 14, 1979: Stinson 108-2 (N9379K), Sidney, MT, substantial damage

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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