# Accident 19870727038899A: Univar STC108, Kirbyville, TX, July 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Kirbyville, TX
- Airport: Kirbyville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6492° N, 93.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6492&lon=-93.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744C-1988-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR STC108
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870727038899A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO WOODED TERRAIN NEXT TO AN OPEN FIELD. ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 FTW87FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA179), Jul 27, 1987: Stinson 108-3 (N744C), Kirbyville, TX, 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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