# Accident 19810201002439A: Univar 108, Havelock, NC, February 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1981, 12:10 local time
- Place: Havelock, NC
- Airport: Clayton Cannon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9089° N, 76.8995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havelock, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9089&lon=-76.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97276, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97276-1983-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,925 total, 150 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810201002439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT JUST AFTER LIFT-OFF ON A CLIMBING TURN. HIT TREES. FOUND MISALIGNED BINDING FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

## 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 ATL81FLJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ04), Feb 1, 1981: Stinson 108 (N97276), Havelock, NC, 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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