# Accident 19841102061819A: Univar 108, Meadow Vista, CA, November 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1984, 18:15 local time
- Place: Meadow Vista, CA
- Airport: Auburn
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0010° N, 121.0307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0010&lon=-121.0307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97638, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97638-2013-09-17) (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 108
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 342 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841102061819A

## Narrative

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

FLEW VFR INTO AREA WITH ZERO CEILING AND VISIBILITY. IMPACTED TREES AND HIGH TERRAIN INVERTED. IFR CURRENCY NOT MET

## 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 LAX85FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA038), Nov 3, 1984: Stinson Voyager 150 (N97638), Meadow Vista, CA, destroyed, 1 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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