# Accident 19911012045879A: Univar 108, Susanville, CA, October 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1991, 09:40 local time
- Place: Susanville, CA
- Airport: Spaulding Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5704° N, 120.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5704&lon=-120.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87607, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87607) (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 6A4150*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 600 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911012045879A

## Narrative

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

STALLED TURNING BASE TO FINAL FOR LANDING. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE HIS MIND ON FLYING AIRCRAFT PROPERLY.

## 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 LAX92LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA013), Oct 12, 1991: Stinson 108-8 (N87607), Susanville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A CORRECT AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH.

## Other reports on N87607 (1)

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

- [Incident 20200604007839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200604007839I), Jun 4, 2020: Stinson 108 (N87607), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Pilot conducted a wheel landing on runway 4, at the proper speed and landed on runway centerline. The airplane swerved to the left and the pilot was unable to…

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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