# Accident 20090803014429A: Univar 1082, Salt Lake City, UT, August 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7614° N, 111.9711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7614&lon=-111.9711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N373C-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090803014429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ENGINE QUITE RUNNING SO THE PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD ONE MILE EAST OF SLC AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH DEEP DITCH WHICH FOLDED THE GEAR BACK.  IT SLID ON ITS BELLY FOR 150 FEET OR SO.  THE  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE ACCESSORY CASE WAS BROKEN UP.  THE MAGNETOS WERE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE ACCESSORY CASE.  AFTER DETERMINING WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AND M OR D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.  AMENDMENT - AN M OR D REPORT WAS SUBMITTED.  THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR FRACTURED IN PIECES SOME OF WHICH COULD NOT BE FOUND.

## 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 WPR09LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA382), Aug 3, 2009: Stinson 108-2 (N373C), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the failure of the crankshaft gear.

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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