# Incident 19970927045809I: Univar 1083, Fullerton, CA, September 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1997, 21:00 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818C-2021-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-E4B5 (registry code 42342, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-e4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: LYC O435A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 70 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927045809I

## Narrative

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

THIS REPORT WAS MADE WITH THE HELP OF SIGNED STATEMENTS AND INTERVIEWS WITH PILOT MR. MICHAEL LAMOUREUX CERT #562069454 AND THE OWNER OF SKYADS, MR. ROBERT SCOTT. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1997, AT ABOUT 1000 HOURS, PILOT MICHAEL LAMOUREUX FLEW AIRCRAFT N818C STINSON 108-3, S/N 108-3818 FROM LGB AIRPORT. AFTER BANNER TOWING, HE WAS RETURNING TO LGB AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER TOW EQUIPMENT, AND LANDED AT ABOUT 1300 HOURS IN AN UNUSED MOVIE THEATER NORTHEAST OF INTERSECTION 91 FWY AND LEMON STREET. THE PILOT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. THE OWNER OF SKYADS CAME TO THE SITE. BOTH THE PILOT MR LAMOUREUX AND THE OWNER MR. SCOTT, AGREED THAT ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. (THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY & RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD SOME FUEL. BOTH STATED THAT THE FUEL GAGE WAS INACCURATE.) THE OWNER GOT FUEL AND REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT N818C. PILOT RAN THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT IT RAN NORMAL. BOTH DECIDED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY. THE PILOT FLEW TO LGB AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. FULLERTON CONTROL TOWER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT TAKE-OFF. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF PROPERTY AND NO PERSON SUFFERED ANY INJURIES.

## Other reports on N818C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20161019020979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161019020979A), Oct 19, 2016: Stinson 108-3 (N818C), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. On 10/19/2016, at approximately 1145 hours, a single engine Stinson airplane impacted desert terrain during a forced landing near the Boulder City Airport in…

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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