# Accident 19960411006849A: Univar 1082, Anchorage, AK, April 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1996, 10:12 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1608° N, 149.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1608&lon=-149.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235C-2013-05-30) (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: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,912 total, 1,003 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411006849A

## Narrative

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

SELECTED FUEL TANK WITH UNKNOWN FUEL QUANITY. LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREE LANDING. OTHER TANK WAS FULL.

## 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 ANC96LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA046), Apr 11, 1996: Stinson ST-75 (N235C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank prior to takeoff resulting in fuel starvation. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the checklist.

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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