# Accident 19830711073769A: Univar 108, Farmingdale, NY, July 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1983, 16:58 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7290° N, 73.4395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7290&lon=-73.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90DD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711073769A

## Narrative

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

FIRE STARTED DURING ENGINE START AFTER CARBURETOR MAINTENANCE. FUEL LINE BETWEEN GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR BROKE.

## 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 NYC83FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA171), Jul 11, 1983: Stinson 108 (N90DD), Farmingdale, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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