# Accident 19951227042569A: Univar 1082, Dallas, TX, December 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1995, 09:52 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8806° N, 96.6492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8806&lon=-96.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135C-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN STC4AC171
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951227042569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AND SURGED ON CLIMBOUT. DITCHED IN LAKE TO AVOIDS HOUSES, NR6 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED.

## 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 FTW96LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA077), Dec 27, 1995: Stinson ST-108-2 (N135C), Lake Dallas, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the #6 connecting rod assembly. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing which resulted in a water landing.

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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