# Accident 19940804049069A: Univar 1083, Bend, OR, August 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1994, 14:05 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Bend Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0695° N, 121.2497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0695&lon=-121.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6276M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6276M-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 56 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940804049069A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT MADE TWO APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND. BOTH TIMES, SHE MADE GO-AROUNDS. DURING THE SECOND GO-AROUND, THE PILOT DID NOT SHUT OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT. SHE NOTED A DECREASE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. SHE DECIDED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE CARBURETOR HEAT VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN POSITION.

## 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 SEA94LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA204), Aug 4, 1994: Stinson 108-3 (N6276M), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N6276M (1)

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

- [Accident 19940707017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940707017959A), Jul 7, 1994: Univar STC108 (N6276M), Ione, WA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Over corrected. Ran off runway into a tree. Blamed fatigue.

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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