# Accident 19961220045389A: Univar 1082, Friday Harbor, WA, December 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3395° N, 122.6710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3395&lon=-122.6710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233C-2011-09-21) (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 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 17 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961220045389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. DITCHED OFF END RUNWAY. SANK. ENGINE VIBRATION AND METALLIC NOISE PRIOR. UNABLE FIND CAUSE.

## 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 SEA97LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA039), Dec 20, 1996: Stinson 108-2 (N233C), Friday Harbor, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the engine (powerplant) for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident include: being over water at the time of power failure.

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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