# Incident 19780321009489I: Stolac UC1, Kenai, AK, March 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1978, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9501U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9501U-1998-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: United Consultants UC-1 (registry code 9220102, https://openairdocs.org/model/united-consultants-uc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAC UC1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 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/19780321009489I

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLLABLE PITCHING & VIBRATION AFTER TAKEOFF. ELEVATOR JACK SCREW BOUND UP WITH GREASE AND DIRT.

## Other reports on N9501U (2)

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

- [Accident 19941027045339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941027045339A), Oct 27, 1994: Stolac UC1 (N9501U), Pinedale, WY, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Backfire and explosion heard. Found debris in rough water lake. Student flying in severe turbulence rough water.
- [Accident 19730829028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730829028989A), Aug 29, 1973: Stolac UC1 (N9501U), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot not rated for sea operations.

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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