# Accident 19821101056529A: Univar 1083, Exmore, VA, November 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1982, 14:20 local time
- Place: Exmore, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5295° N, 75.8283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Exmore, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5295&lon=-75.8283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N981C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981C-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,359 total, 1,159 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101056529A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE EN ROUTE. INTAKE ROCKER ARM ADJUSTING SCREW CAME LOOSE. KNOCKED A HOLE IN THE VALVE COVER.

## 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 ATL83LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA023), Nov 1, 1982: Stinson 108-3 (N981C), Exmore, VA, 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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