# Accident 20070420015569A: Univar 1083, Pompton Plains, NJ, April 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2007, 14:48 local time
- Place: Pompton Plains, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9475° N, 74.3144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9475&lon=-74.3144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6513M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6513M-2018-01-25) (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: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070420015569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 1, AT N07 (LINCOLN PARK, NJ). UPON TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE POWER DECAYING AND THE AIRCRAFT NOT CLIMBING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE AND A TELEPHONE POLE PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS ADDRESS IS AN HISTORIC SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS OPERATING ON AUTO GAS PER STC 2128CE AND STC 2127CE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLAIMED HE PURCHASED FUEL FOR THE AIRCRAFT, ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 20, 2007, FROM THE FUELCO STATION AT 341 ROUTE 23 SOUTH, POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444. THE PEQUANNOCK POLICE WHO HAVE JURISDICTION OVER POMPTON PLAINS REPORTED THE FUELCO STATION WAS RECENTLY FLOODED DURING THE NORTH EAST STORM THAT AFFECTED THE AREA. ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS LEAKED AT THE CRASH SITE. THE MORRIS COUNTY HAZMAT TEAM HANDLED THE INITIAL CLEAN UP. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK INDICATES THAT LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ON MAY 07, 2006 AT GREEN RIVER MAINTENANCE LLC BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ENGINE LOG ONLY INDICATES A 100 HR INSPECTION BEING C/W. THE ENGINE WAS LAST OVERHAULED 1/14/98. ON 5/7/2006 AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME WAS 3523.3 HRS.

## 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 NYC07CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA101), Apr 20, 2007: Stinson 108-3 (N6513M), Pompton Plains, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the initial climb for undetermined reasons.

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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