# Accident 20010421039919A: Univar 1083, Glennallen, AK, April 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9833° N, 146.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9833&lon=-146.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6912M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6912M-2013-11-07) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010421039919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2001 AT ABOUT 1800 HOURS, A STINSON 108-3, AIRCRAFT N6912M WAS DESTROYED AFTER SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE. STUDENT PILOT MARK BEREAN OF BIG LAKE REPORTED THAT HE WAS CRUISING AT ABOUT 4000 FEET MSL, 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GLENNALLEN, ALAKSA, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN PRODUCING A GRINDING SOUND, THEN STOPPED. ON DESCENT, MR. BEREAN ELECTED TO LAND ON A FROZEN LAKE AND ONLY MADE THE EDGE OF THE LAKE, IMPACTING SPRUCE TREES. DURING THE COLLISION, THE WINGS WERE BENT BACK, RUPTURING THE FUEL TANKS. IN TURN, THE AIRCRAFT ERUPTED IN FIRE AND WAS CONSUMED. MR. BEREAN, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, MANAGED TO ESCAPE WITH ONLY MINOR SCRAPES. NOTE: WEATHER CONDITIONS VFR.

## 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 ANC01LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA050), Apr 22, 2001: Stinson 108-3 (N6912M), Glennallen, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: A total failure of the engine and subsequent rupture of the crankcase during cruise flight. A factor in the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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