# Accident 19870620020879A: Univar STC108, Sand Lake, MN, June 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sand Lake, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6006° N, 93.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6006&lon=-93.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40161, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40161-2013-08-14) (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 STC108
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 36 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870620020879A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT AT LOW ALTITUDE. LANDED IN A LAKE. NOSED OVER IN 4 FEET OF WATER. OUT OF ANNUAL.

## 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 CHI87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA155), Jun 21, 1987: Stinson 108-1 (N40161), Big Sandy Lake, MN, 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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