# Accident 19791031031709A: Univar 1083, Talkeetna, AK, October 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Shulin Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6325M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6325M-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 430 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031031709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE ON SLUSHY SNOW. ABORTED TAKEOFF. HIT DITCH.

## 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 ANC80DAG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG13), Oct 31, 1979: Stinson 108-3 (N6325M), Skwentna, AK, destroyed

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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