# Incident 20040714020849I: Univar 108, Manhattan, IN, July 14, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2004, 12:52 local time
- Place: Manhattan, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5550° N, 86.9275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5550&lon=-86.9275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97599, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97599) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 22 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040714020849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2004 N97599 A STINSON 108 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE MEDIAN OF INTERSTATE 70 NEAR MANHATTAN, IN. AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 ZULU. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN FROM BOULTON FIELD NEAR COLUMBUS, OHIO, AND HAD SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS IN A NORMAL MANNER. ABOUT 15 MIN AFTER SWITCHING BACK TO THE LEFT TANK, THE ENGINE QUIT. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED, AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS NEAR FULL. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N97599 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040731016159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731016159A), Jul 31, 2004: Univar 108 (N97599), Graham, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was on a scenic local flight after taking off from Shady Acres Airport spanway, WA and was airborne a few minutes into the flight when the…
- [Accident 19920303005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920303005029A), Mar 3, 1992: Univar 1081 (N97599), Heyworth, IL, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit on climbout. Mushed into hard ground impact off runway. No engine defects. Fog in area.

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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