# Accident 19960512037011A: Univar 1083, Compton, CA, May 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8708° N, 118.2103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8708&lon=-118.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235DE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960512037011A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO RUNWAY OVER TOOK N6WR THAT WAS AHEAD ON SAME TAXIWAY. COULDN'T SEE MIDGET. HIS PROP CHEWED UP HOMEBUILT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6WR, Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT: [Accident 19960512037012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960512037012A)

## 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 LAX96LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA193), May 12, 1996: Stinson 108-3 (N235DE), Compton, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other aircraft's failure to see and avoid N6WR. A factor in the accident was the narrow, confined nature of the taxiway, which restricted the Stinson pilot's ability to perform…

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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