# Accident 19870317006289A: Univar 108, Rio Vista, CA, March 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1987, 14:15 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1795° N, 121.7290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1795&lon=-121.7290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97115, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97115-2022-11-05) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870317006289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMB. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. NOSED OVER. FOUND CRANKSHAFT FRACTURED BETWEEN 2 CYLINDERS.

## 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 LAX87LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA148), Mar 17, 1987: Stinson 108-1 (N97115), Rio Vista, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97115 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770514010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514010639A), May 14, 1977: Univar 108 (N97115), Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Acft traveled dwn embankment

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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