# Accident 19940219002629A: Univar STC108, Redlands, CA, February 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1994, 18:15 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0603° N, 117.1705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0603&lon=-117.1705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6009M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6009M-1994-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR STC108
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 227 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940219002629A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE CRASHED AND BURNED DURING LOW LEVEL NIGHT FLIGHT. ALCOHOL PRESENT. NIGHT RESTRICTION. PRIOR DWI.

## 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 LAX94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA128), Feb 20, 1994: Stinson 108-3 (N6009M), Redlands, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, WHICH LED TO HIS IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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