# Accident 19930808028379A: Univar 1082, Near Skwentna, AK, August 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1993, 12:45 local time
- Place: Near Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9299° N, 151.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9299&lon=-151.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97978, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97978) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: LYC O435C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 5 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808028379A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF FLOAT EQUIPPED 108 UNABLE TO LIFT. RAN OUT OF LAKE INTO SWAMP AT END OF LAKE.

## 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 ANC93LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA140), Aug 8, 1993: Stinson 108-2 (N97978), Near Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE.

## Other reports on N97978 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990908025649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990908025649A), Sep 8, 1999: Univar 1082 (N97978), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 8, 1999, about 2030 Alaska daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Stinson 108-2 airplane, N97978, received substantial damage while landing on…

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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