# Accident 19950423049709A: Univar 1082, Clarion, PA, April 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1995, 14:28 local time
- Place: Clarion, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2495° N, 79.4594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2495&lon=-79.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978D-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950423049709A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT BY THE PILOT, HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO COUNTERACT A LEFT CROSS WIND. BRAKE HAD NO EFFECT. A STATEMENT WAS ALSO GIVEN TO THIS INSPECTOR. THE WRITTEN STATEMENT BY AN A & P MECHANIC VERIFIED THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF BRAKING ACTION TO THE RIGHT SIDE DESPITE FULL DEFLECTION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL.

## 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 NYC95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA096), Apr 23, 1995: Stinson 108-2 (N978D), Clarion, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

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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