# Accident 20020630017249A: Univar 1083, Window Rock, AZ, June 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2002, 18:15 local time
- Place: Window Rock, AZ
- Airport: Window Rock Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6011° N, 77.4047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6011&lon=-77.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6678M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6678M-2017-02-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630017249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 26 @ P34 (MIFFLINTOWN AIRPORT) AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ALTITUDE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED OFF THE AIRPORT. PILOT AVOIDED HOMES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, BUT FLEW THROUGH VARIOUS UTILITY WIRES, BREAKING THE FALL. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INVERTED IN A YARD BETWEEN TWO HOUSES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FROM THE FIREWALL AFT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. AFTER THE INITIAL FAA INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED, BY TRAILER, TO A HANGAR AT THE AIRPORT.

## 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 IAD02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA064), Jun 30, 2002: Stinson 108-3 (N6678M), Mifflintown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: On-ground carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N6678M (1)

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

- [Accident 19770911028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911028579A), Sep 11, 1977: Univar 108 (N6678M), Saco, ME, Substantial damage. Oil inlet pressure line to oil cooler split causing loss of oil.

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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