# Incident 19821214066779I: Univar 1081, Castro Valley, CA, December 14, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1982, 13:46 local time
- Place: Castro Valley, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7083° N, 122.0628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castro Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7083&lon=-122.0628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97372, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97372) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821214066779I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING BANNER TOW. AUTO FUEL, DIRT AND WATER IN FUEL TANKS.

## Other reports on N97372 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800730063059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730063059I), Jul 30, 1980: Univar 108 (N97372), Lovelock, NV. Navigational equipment failure. Precautionary landing due to low fuel.

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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