# Accident 19790518030979A: Univar 1083, Glendale, NV, May 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1979, 22:30 local time
- Place: Glendale, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6312M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6312M-1994-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 50 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FVW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVW14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790518030979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE AT NIGHT. FAILED TO LEVEL OFF DURING LANDING. IMPACTED NOSE FIRST. FOUND BROKEN PISTON RODS.

## 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 LAX79FVW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVW14), May 18, 1979: Stinson 108-2 (N6312M), Glendale, NV, 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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