# Accident 19830514019419A: Univar F1, Fitchburg, MA, May 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Minute Man
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6019° N, 71.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitchburg, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6019&lon=-71.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7528C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7528C-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney F-1 (registry code 0420202, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 63 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514019419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING BIENNIAL FLIGHT MANEUVER. LANDED IN TREES. AIR FILTER ASPIRATED INTO CARBURETOR THROAT.

## 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 NYC83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA112), May 14, 1983: Forney F-1 (N7528C), Fitchburg, MA, 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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