# Accident 19920705023569A: Univar 1083, Montague, CA, July 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Airport: Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7491° N, 122.6708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7491&lon=-122.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N592C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N592C-2016-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705023569A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN WHEEL DISINTEGRATED ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. ORIGINAL 1948 WHEEL. FATIGUE CRACKS.

## 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 LAX92LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA282), Jul 5, 1992: Stinson 108-3 (N592C), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE LEFT WHEEL DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT AND THE RESULTANT INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT NATURE…

## Other reports on N592C (1)

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

- [Incident 19911217059629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911217059629I), Dec 17, 1991: Univar 1083 (N592C), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. While taxiing pilot had problem with unfamiliar taxiway. Ran left gear into ditch. Had inoperative radio.

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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