# Incident 19800120016109I: Univar 1082, Sausalito, CA, January 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sausalito, CA
- Airport: Command
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8584° N, 122.4918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sausalito, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8584&lon=-122.4918&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: 1,829 total, 513 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800120016109I

## Narrative

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

STICKING THROTTLE CABLE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO IDLE FAST. OVERRAN LANDING AREA.

## 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.
- [Accident 19790304004089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004089A), Mar 4, 1979: Univar 1082 (N388C), Tiburon, CA, Substantial damage. Seaplane rolled over while taxing on calm water. Cause unknown.

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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