# Accident 19731212040169A: Univar 1081, Mineral Wells, TX, December 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1973
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 32.7816° N, 98.0602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINERAL WELLS RGNL (MWL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7816&lon=-98.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8406K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8406K-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731212040169A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE,HIT RNWY HARD.WND GUSTS TO 22K.

## 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 FTW74DPD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD32), Dec 12, 1973: Stinson 108 (N8406K), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage

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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