# Accident 19990221001659A: Univar 1083, Bristol, CT, February 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bristol, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6816° N, 72.9407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6816&lon=-72.9407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6191M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6191M-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990221001659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ENROUTE FROM 7B6 TO DXR, 5 MILES FROM ROBERTSON AIRPOST @ 2500', PILOT REPORTED LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM ENGINE.  OIL APPEARED ON WINDSHIELD. ADVISED BDL AND LANDED IN FIELD IN BRISTOL, CT.  HIT TREES AND SHRUBS.  NO INJURY-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ENGINE FAILURE (#3 ROD).

## 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 NYC99LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA065), Feb 21, 1999: Stinson 108-3 (N6191M), Bristol, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of power due to the failure of a fatigued connecting rod bolt.

## Other reports on N6191M (1)

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

- [Incident 19780408008799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408008799I), Apr 8, 1978: Univar 1083 (N6191M), Marietta, PA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after crosswind landing,veered off runway.

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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