# Incident 19780310014789I: Univar 108, Minneapolis, KS, March 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1978, 08:25 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, KS
- Airport: Soloman Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1243° N, 97.6997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1243&lon=-97.6997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97350, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108 (registry code 9230412, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014789I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ON A SOFT SOD RUNWAY, PILOT HIT A MUD AREA & FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N97350 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800723028309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723028309A), Jul 23, 1980: Univar 108 (N97350), Liberty, MO, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final raised nose of aircraft. Hit hard six feet short of runway. Nosed over.

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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