# Accident 19940905024939A: Univar 1083, Shelter Cove, CA, September 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1994, 12:46 local time
- Place: Shelter Cove, CA
- Airport: Shelter Cove Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0694° N, 123.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0694&lon=-123.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6446M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446M-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A335A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940905024939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT THEN RESTARTED AND QUIT AGAIN. STALLED AND SPUN INTO SHORE. RAN TANK DRY. AIRSPEED FACTORS.

## 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 LAX94FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA354), Sep 5, 1994: Stinson 108-3 (N6446M), Shelter Cove, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, IMPROPER (OR DELAYED) POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FULLEST TANK, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO…

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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