# Accident 19790615019829A: Univar 1082, Saranac Lake, NY, June 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY
- Airport: Adirondack
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3853° N, 74.2062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADIRONDACK RGNL (SLK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3853&lon=-74.2062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9583K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9583K-2012-11-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 14 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615019829A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. ACFT GROUND LOOPED, COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. FACTORS WIND, LOW TAIL WHEEL TIME.

## 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 NYC79DFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA22), Jun 15, 1979: Stinson 108-2 (N9583K), Saranac Lake, NY, 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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