# Accident 19860727036449A: Univar STC108, Willow, AK, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 22:15 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8896° N, 149.7297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8896&lon=-149.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942D-2017-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR STC108
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727036449A

## Narrative

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

SUSPECT ENGINE FIRE EN ROUTE. DURING EMERGENCY APPROACH, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. EXACT SOURCE OF FIRE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ANC86FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA116), Jul 28, 1986: Stinson 108-2 (N942D), Willow, AK, 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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