# Accident 19930801027089A: Univar 1083, Osceola, AR, August 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Osceola, AR
- Airport: Osceola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6995° N, 89.9907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6995&lon=-89.9907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4021C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4021C-2012-10-03) (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 4AC176BA3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930801027089A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT SIDE COWLING CAME LOOSE ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TURNING BACK. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. COWL IMPROPER LATCHED.

## 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 FTW93LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA225), Aug 1, 1993: Stinson 108-3 (N4021C), Osceola, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE IMPROPER LATCHING OF THE ENGINE COWLING BY THE PILOT AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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