# Accident 19930406007959A: Univar 1082, Norridgewock, ME, April 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1993, 18:30 local time
- Place: Norridgewock, ME
- Airport: Central Maine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7155° N, 69.8665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7155&lon=-69.8665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8775K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8775K-2018-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 55 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406007959A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED PILOT INEXPERIENCED IN TYPE TO MAKE TAKEOFF. VEERED INTO SNOWBANK. CFI ON RIGHT SIDE HAD NO BRAKES.

## 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 NYC93LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA070), Apr 6, 1993: Stinson 108-2 (N8775K), Norridgewock, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT AT THE CONTROLS FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED INADEQUATE SUPERVISION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT AT THE CONTROLS HAD NO…

## Other reports on N8775K (1)

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

- [Accident 20121205028279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121205028279A), Dec 5, 2012: Stinson 108-2 (N8775K), Bolivar, MO, Substantial damage. During cruise flight near Bolivar, MO, the engine lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in a field. On approach to the field, the aircraft contacted…

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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